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Vueling suspected hijacking (2): aircraft doors are still closed

Schiphol, Netherlands - SWAT ready for action on the runway

Two Dutch F-16 fighter aircraft immediately scrambled the Vueling flight to Amsterdam. The flight took off from Malaga. A scramble mission is when one or more military aircraft are forced to an immediate take-off to escort potential air threats invading a national airspace. "The plane approached the airport in an unusual way. This led to a mis-communication between the pilot and the control-tower"...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1144849
Rome, Italy, 08/29/2012 15:36
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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