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Alleged hijacking of Vueling aircraft: Dutch fighters scramble

Amsterdam, Netherlands - The pilot has not made any radio contact once entered in the Dutch airspace

The website "Nu.nl" reported news of a scramble by two F-16 of the Dutch Air Force for an aircraft of the Spanish company Vueling. The fighters have taken off from Volkel Air Base and intercepted the airplane, an Airbus A-320, escorting it to the destination airport, that is Amsterdam-Schiphol. The pilot has not made any radio contact once entered in the Dutch airspace: according to some rumours...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1144846
Rome, Italy, 08/29/2012 15:20
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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