Israeli warplanes scrambled on Saturday to intercept a US airliner bound for Tel Aviv after the crew failed to follow the correct procedure on approach to Ben Gurion airport, a military spokesman said.
The crew of the Delta Airlines Boeing 777 flight from New York “did not identify the flight according to the regulations” by radio to enable it to land, he said.
An immediate alert was declared and the fighters took off “according to routine procedure,” the spokesman said.
The aircraft, with 105 passengers on board, was able to land at Israel’s main international airport after a 10-minute delay, army radio reported. It said the crew were later questioned to determine how the incident happened.
Source: The Sydney Morning Herald
By: KabirT - 16th April 2009 at 05:52
I was being sarcastic…ah well. :rolleyes:
By: tenthije - 15th April 2009 at 21:17
There is no such thing!
Not as such, but change the transponder to 7500 and ATC will assume you are highjacked. Would not be surprised if in safety-consious Israel any transponder change is immediately assumed as bad news.
By: J Boyle - 15th April 2009 at 21:05
apparently he accidentally pressed the Hijack warning button?
I think you’re thinking of the auto toilet flush.
By: Mark L - 15th April 2009 at 16:25
apparently he accidentally pressed the Hijack warning button?
There is no such thing!
By: KabirT - 15th April 2009 at 07:38
apparently he accidentally pressed the Hijack warning button?
Sign In
April 15, 2009 at 1:00 am