Hijack alert on Malta-registered Boeing over Croatia, intercepted by Croatian and German fighter jets

started October 13, 2026 at 2:56 PM · last changed 4h ago

Summary

A Malta-registered Corendon Airlines Boeing 737 flying from Corfu to Nuremberg sent an emergency signal while crossing Croatian airspace, prompting a Croatian Rafale to intercept it over Korenica and later two German Eurofighters to be scrambled as Nuremberg airport was temporarily closed. The plane landed in Nuremberg where German authorities carried out checks, and Malta's transport minister Chris Bonett confirmed the signal came from the Malta-registered aircraft.

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Hrvatski borbeni lovac Rafale u sklopu nadzora i zaštite vlastitog zračnog prostora (Air Policing) danas u 11:02 sati presreo je na području iznad Korenice malteški

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Locations

Nürnberg · City / settlement
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Places mentioned in the report

Nürnberg - flight destination and landing location

Timeline

10/13, 15:05
Hrvatski borbeni avion Rafale u sklopu Air Policinga presreo je 13. oktobra u 11:02 malteški putnički Boeing iznad Korenice, nakon što je, prema informacijama Command Reporting Centera u Italiji, zrakoplov imao postavljen transponderski kod 7500 koji označava otmicu. Prema saopćenju MORH-a, pilot je avion vizualno identificirao, uspostavio radio vezu i ispratio ga iz hrvatskog zračnog prostora do ulaska u slovenski zračni prostor u 11:20, a akcija je pokrenuta nakon naredbe Združenog zračnog zapovjedništva u Torrejónu.
Start
10/13, 15:35
The new reports confirm that Croatia's Defence Ministry officially released details of the interception, including the exact timing and sequence of the action.
2 sources
10/13, 16:21
A new report (Telegram.hr) cites Defence Minister Ivan Anušić saying it later turned out the passenger plane had a broken communication system and there was no hijacking, and notes this was the first such case in Croatia's history.
Hrvatska · 1 source

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02:58 PMVečernji list BiHOpen the original
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03:17 PMFENA (Federalna novinska agencija)Open the original
03:20 PMOslobođenjeOpen the original
03:25 PMKurirOpen the original
03:27 PMN1 HrvatskaOpen the original
03:29 PMAnadolija (Anadolu Agency, BS)Open the original
03:30 PMKlix.baOpen the original
03:34 PMN1 BiHOpen the original
03:35 PMRadio-televizija Republike SrpskeOpen the original
03:44 PMDanasOpen the original
03:44 PMBanjaluka.netOpen the original
03:48 PMIndex.hrOpen the original
03:58 PMJutarnji listOpen the original
04:13 PMTelegram.hrOpen the original
04:18 PMN1 HrvatskaOpen the original
04:45 PMVečernji list BiHOpen the original
04:45 PMRadiosarajevo.baOpen the original
04:47 PMDnevni avazOpen the original
05:18 PMBUKA (6yka)Open the original
05:40 PMVečernji list BiHOpen the original
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06:21 PMKurirOpen the original
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08:15 PMRadiosarajevo.baOpen the original
09:31 PMJutarnji listOpen the original
10:02 PMIndex.hrOpen the original

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