Watch German Typhoons Intercept A Boeing 777 That Lost Contact With The Airport

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  • Rakido
    Super MURCer
    • Feb 2000
    • 1313
    #1

    Watch German Typhoons Intercept A Boeing 777 That Lost Contact With The Airport

    The Times of India reports the plane, a Boeing 777-300ER flying from Mumbai to London, did not respond to air traffic control in Cologne due to some kind of communications failure.

    Luckily, Typhoons scrambled to intercept the plane were able to reestablish communications between it and air traffic control, and once that happened it safely continued its flight to London, the newspaper reports. It later landed and an investigation is underway.
    Video at the link

    Watch German Typhoons Intercept A Boeing 777 That Lost Contact With The Airport - Jalopnik
    http://foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com/watch-german-typhoons-intercept-a-boeing-777-that-lost-1792530997
    I can imagine quite a few horror scenarios onboard an airplane. Looking outside your window and seeing fighter jets is definitely at the very top of that list. That was the reality this week for passengers aboard an Indian Jet Airways flight bound for London that lost contact with air traffic controllers in Cologne, Germany, leading German Air Force Eurofighter Typhoons to scramble and intercept the plane.
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    • Dr Mordrid
      Moderator
      • Apr 2001
      • 26592
      #2
      Pretty much SOP in the post 9/11 world.

      Some trainer down in Florida violated the airspace around Mir-a-Lago , the current southern White House, and caused a mess.
      Dr. Mordrid
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