Nuremberg Airport briefly closed after Corendon flight squawks hijack code

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Nuremberg Airport suspended operations midday on 13 October 2026 after Corendon Airlines flight XR456 (Boeing 737-800, 9H-CXD) from Corfu transmitted squawk 7500. The pilot was briefly unreachable by radio. Eurofighter jets escorted the aircraft, which landed safely at 10:16 UTC.

Police sealed the site and checked the plane. They later issued an all-clear: no danger, passengers and crew unharmed. The airline attributed the code to a short radio system fault over Croatian airspace around 09:00 UTC and stated no actual emergency occurred. Operations resumed around 13:30 local time. Investigations continue into the technical cause.

An unrelated overnight report of a possible drone was not confirmed.

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