Israeli Passenger Jet Briefly Loses Contact Over Hungary, NATO Scrambles Fighters
An Arkia Airbus A321neo flying from Tel Aviv to Prague briefly lost contact with Hungarian air traffic control on Saturday. Hungary scrambled two JAS-39 Gripen fighters, contact was restored, and the plane continued safely on its route.
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- An Arkia Airbus A321neo lost temporary contact over Hungary on Saturday.
- Hungary raised NATO’s highest air alert and launched two Gripen fighters.
- Radio contact was restored after the jets made visual contact.
- The plane was escorted safely and continued toward Austria around 20:10 local time.
- Officials said NATO coordinated the response and the cause is still unknown.
A brief aviation security incident occurred on Saturday in Hungarian airspace after an Israeli passenger plane temporarily lost contact with air traffic control while flying over Hungary. The aircraft was an Arkia Airbus A321neo operating a scheduled Tel Aviv to Prague service.
According to the report, the plane could not reach Hungarian air traffic services, prompting a precautionary response from Hungary’s air defense forces and NATO’s integrated air policing system. Two Hungarian JAS-39 Gripen fighter jets were launched to intercept and escort the aircraft.
The fighters established visual contact with the passenger jet, after which radio communication with air traffic control was restored. The aircraft was then safely escorted through Hungarian airspace and later continued toward Austria after leaving Hungary around 20:10 local time.
Officials said NATO’s Combined Air Operations Centre coordinated the response, and Hungarian authorities said the air policing procedures worked as planned. Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar said, “The system operated efficiently throughout the incident.” Authorities have not yet determined why contact was lost, and no further disruption or escalation was reported.
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