Nuremberg Airport resumed operations on 13 October after German Air Force Eurofighters escorted Corendon Airlines flight XR456 to Bavaria following transmission of the emergency transponder code 7500, which indicates possible hijacking. The Boeing 737-800, carrying 178 passengers and six crew from Corfu, Greece, landed safely at about 12:16 local time. Police inspections found no danger, and normal airport activity later resumed.
The alert began after the aircraft transmitted the code while reportedly flying over Croatia and radio contact with the cockpit was lost. Eurofighters from Tactical Squadron 74 at Neuburg an der Donau accompanied the aircraft through German airspace to Nuremberg, where police cordoned off the airport and halted arrivals and departures as a precaution.
Corendon attributed the alert to a brief malfunction in the aircraft’s radio-communication system and indicated that no emergency had occurred. The precise technical cause remained under investigation, while public reporting did not establish whether the code was entered by the crew or transmitted automatically by the aircraft.
The response delayed six flights and diverted two inbound aircraft to other airports. The aircraft, registered 9H-CXD, was inspected after landing before authorities lifted the security restrictions.