Flights suspended at Nuremberg airport: “Emergency”

Oflights were suspended at Nuremberg airport in Germany this Tuesday due to an “emergency” on board an aircraft. The aircraft “has landed safely”.

The circumstances of the event are not yet clear, but the CNN International it goes on that the plane in question came from the Greek island of Corfu and had Nuremberg as its destination. 

The aircraft was escorted to the airport of this German city by Eurofighter fighters. 

In the X, police indicated that they received “a communication about an air emergency whose nature is not yet clarified”. “However, the aircraft landed safely in Nuremberg. Investigations are currently underway to investigate the causes,” he added. 

In another message, the authority pointed out that “from the cockpit, the code ‘7500’ was transmitted [which indicates a kidnapping case]. In addition, radio contact with the pilot is no longer possible.”.

“For security reasons, several alert and emergency take-off operations of military aircraft were then launched,” it can be read.

Aus dem Cockpit wurde der Code “7500” (Entführungsfall) gesendet, zudem war der Pilot per Funk nicht mehr zu erreichen. Sicherheitshalber wurden daraufhin diverse Alarmstarts ausgelöst. #NUE1310

— Polizei Mittelfranken (@PolizeiMFR) October 13, 2026

[News updated at 1:22 p.m.]