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Air France aircraft fails to identify itself in India, MiG-29s alerted

Bangkok, Thailand - Inquiry opened by New Delhi's authorities

MiG-29 fighter jets of the Indian Air Force have taken off today to intercept an Air France Airbus A-340/300, flight AF164 from Paris to Bangkok (Thailand), after the aircraft failed to identify itself once it had entered the Indian airspace, so resulting as unidentified both on civil and military radar screens. The news has been reported by "The Aviation Herald". At this point the scramble order...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1108633
Rome, Italy, 08/27/2009 17:52
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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