# Nuremberg Airport reopens after hijack alert false alarm

> A Boeing 737 from Corfu triggered a hijacking code over Croatia, but the airline says it was a radio malfunction. No emergency occurred and the plane landed safely.
- Title: Nuremberg Airport reopens after hijack alert false alarm · Abc
- Summary: A Boeing 737 from Corfu triggered a hijacking code over Croatia, but the airline says it was a radio malfunction. No emergency occurred and the plane landed…
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- Source: Abc — https://abc.net.au/news/2026-10-13/nuremberg-airport-closed-due-to-aviation-emergency/107262532
- Published: 2026-10-13T10:56:26+00:00
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- Topics: nuremberg airport, aviation emergency, corendon airlines, hijack alert, germany, drone incidents, news, politics
## Hijack alert halts Nuremberg flights
A flight from Corfu to Nuremberg triggered a hijacking alert from the cockpit, forcing one of Germany's biggest international airports to suspend operations briefly on Tuesday.
## The code and the silence
Police said the cockpit transmitted code seven five zero zero, the hijacking case code, and the pilot could no longer be reached by radio. Various alarm scrambles were triggered for safety.

> From the cockpit, the code '7500' (hijacking case) was transmitted, and furthermore, the pilot could no longer be reached by radio.
## Airline blames radio malfunction
Corendon Airlines said the Boeing seven thirty seven eight hundred transmitted the emergency code while in Croatian airspace due to a brief malfunction in the radio communication system.
## No danger, airline insists
Corendon Airlines emphasised that no emergency situation occurred and passengers, flight crew and aircraft were never in danger. The aircraft landed safely at Nuremberg Airport.

> no emergency situation occurred and that at no point were the passengers, flight crew or aircraft in any danger
## Drone sighting compounds alert
A possible drone sighting had already disrupted air traffic overnight into Tuesday. Three pilots independently reported an object during take-off or landing, delaying six flights and diverting two.
## Heightened alert across Europe
German authorities remain on heightened alert following an explosives-laden drone found at Leipzig Airport in August and a failed attack at another German airport. Authorities across Europe have stepped up sky surveillance.
## Key takeaway

Nuremberg Airport suspended flights after a hijack alert from a Corfu-bound plane, but the airline attributed it to a radio malfunction and confirmed no danger occurred.