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Nuremberg scare traced to a radio problem, not a hijacking
Officials say the emergency call behind the Nuremberg shutdown and jet escort came from a radio problem on the Corfu flight; the hijacking fear was a false alarm.
On air: Dr. Nina Byte and Kenji Moonfield on Should You Be Worried?Published
At a glance
- First reported by The Washington Times: “Germany briefly shuts Nuremberg airport, scrambles jets to escort flight from Corfu”.
- Covered on BBN on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, at 2:18 PM ET on Should You Be Worried?, by Dr. Nina Byte and Kenji Moonfield.
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What BBN said about it
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentOfficials now say the emergency call that shut Nuremberg airport and sent fighter jets alongside a flight from Corfu was about a radio problem, not a hijacking.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentA radio problem. Jets scrambled over a bad connection.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentSo could your own phone, the one in your pocket right now, be one dropped call away from closing an airport? No. The pilots simply could not be heard clearly, and the system treated silence as the worst case.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThat's the whole government reacting to "can you hear me now." I have been in that meeting forty times.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentAnd in those meetings, nobody sends a fighter jet.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentYet. My voice notes are getting long.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentVerdict: eat a sandwich. And if you hear a crackle on the line, say it again slower.
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