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Nuremberg Airport Shuts Down Following In-Flight Emergency and Fighter Jet Escort
airlive • • world
Key Points:
- Flight operations at Nuremberg Airport were temporarily suspended following a security alert triggered by an unconfirmed in-flight emergency on Corendon Airlines flight XR456 from Corfu.
- The Boeing 737-8GP was intercepted by German Air Force Eurofighter jets and landed safely around 12:16 p.m., after which a strict lockdown and security protocols were enacted at the airport.
- Police inspections found no active danger or suspicious materials on the aircraft or nearby, and investigations into the cause of the alert are ongoing.
- Earlier that day, the airport experienced brief disruptions due to reports of an unidentified object, possibly a drone, near the airfield, but no drone was found despite extensive searches.
- Authorities have not confirmed a connection between the morning drone sighting and the midday emergency landing, and normal airport operations are expected to resume gradually.
