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Germany briefly shuts Nuremberg airport, scrambles jets to escort…

The Corfu flight was met by German military jets before landing; the airport reopened after a short closure and passengers were later able to travel on.

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Published 8:09 AM ET, Tuesday, October 13, 2026

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First reported by AP News: “Germany briefly shuts Nuremberg airport, scrambles jets to escort flight from Corfu”.
Covered on BBN on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, at 8:09 AM ET on BBN This Morning, by Hank Ledger.
Topics: Germany.
BBN covered this story before: Germany's Wadephul calls new EU sanctions 'unprecedented' blow to… (October 12).

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AP NewsGermany briefly shuts Nuremberg airport, scrambles jets to escort flight from Corfu

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Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorGermany briefly closed Nuremberg airport this morning and scrambled jets to escort a flight in from Corfu. Skip Waverly is outside the terminal.
Skip Waverly · Field CorrespondentI'm standing outside the Nuremberg terminal, Hank, and behind me you can see travelers rolling suitcases in like nothing happened, though the airport was shut for a short time and fighter jets escorted that Corfu flight in.
Skip Waverly · Field CorrespondentI have one traveler here who was waiting on the ground. Sir, what did you see?
Anselm RothMostly a very long line for coffee. Then someone said jets, and the line got even longer, because everybody wanted a pretzel for the show.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA pretzel for the show.
Skip Waverly · Field CorrespondentRight, Hank, and the stand here says it has never had a busier ten minutes. The most escorted vacation in Europe, and the snack bar got the real traffic.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe passengers will remember the jets, and the airline will remember to charge them for the bag.

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