Corendon cites radio fault after Nuremberg hijack-code alert

Nuremberg Airport resumed flights shortly after 1:30 p.m. local time on Tuesday after police closed it during an emergency response to Corendon Airlines flight XR456 from Corfu. The cockpit transmitted transponder code 7500, used to signal a hijacking or other unlawful interference, and air traffic controllers then lost radio contact with the pilots, police told local outlet [Nordbayern](https://www.nordbayern.de/nuernberg/unbestatigte-luftnotlage-am-flughafen-nurnberg-code-fur-entfuhrung-kam-aus-cockpit-1.15314281). The code triggered an alert; it is not evidence that the aircraft had been seized. Corendon said a brief radio communications-system fault over Croatian airspace at about 09:00 UTC triggered the alert, according to the airline statement quoted by [HavaHaber](https://havahaber.com/corendon-airlinestan-aciklama-ucak-nurnberge-guvenli-indi/). Two German Eurofighters escorted the Boeing 737, which landed safely at about 12:15 p.m. Police contacted the crew, evacuated passengers and said checks found no danger, [BR24 reported](https://www.br.de/nachrichten/bayern/flughafen-nuernberg-entwarnung-nach-mutmasslicher-luftnotlage,VXvMxwh). No passengers or crew were harmed. The airport closure followed separate early-morning reports of a possible drone. Three pilots reported seeing an object between 2 and 4 a.m.; police searched with patrols and a helicopter but found no drone. The airport said six flights were delayed and two inbound flights diverted during that earlier response. Authorities have not linked those reports to the later transponder alert. Police are still investigating how the communications fault led to the 7500 code. The airport has reopened, but travelers should check with their airline for any remaining knock-on delays. ~worldnews ~germany