False hijacking alert briefly shuts Nuremberg Airport

Summary

Nuremberg Airport in Germany was briefly shut after a false hijacking alert, according to The New York Times and ABC News. ABC News reports that jets were scrambled to escort a flight from Corfu, while Al Jazeera attributes the false alert to a radio glitch.

Timeline

1. nytimes.com

   13 Oct 2026, 16:08 UTCSource ↗

   The New York Times reports that Nuremberg Airport in Germany was briefly shut after a false alarm of a hijacking.

2. abcnews.com

   14 Oct 2026, 03:30 UTCSource ↗

   ABC News reports that Germany briefly shut Nuremberg Airport and scrambled jets to escort a flight from Corfu.

3. aljazeera.com

   14 Oct 2026, 09:53 UTCSource ↗

   Al Jazeera reports that a radio glitch triggered a false hijack alert in Germany.