Ryanair Flight FR7073 Returns to Porto After Transmitting Hijack Code 7500
The pilot used emergency transponder code 7500 after the passenger reported being followed by three people, and police later removed her from the plane.
- Ryanair flight FR7073 departed Porto Airport late Tuesday night but returned shortly after takeoff when a 48-year-old Brazilian passenger claimed she was being followed by three people on the Boeing 737.
- The pilot transmitted squawk code 7500 as the aircraft climbed past 12,000 feet, signaling unlawful interference to air traffic control. The plane made a U-turn about 15 minutes into the flight, landing at Porto around 35 minutes after takeoff.
- Conflicting reports emerged regarding the passenger's treatment; Portuguese paper Correio da Manha reported she returned to the flight after being identified "without police verifying her allegations," while other local media claimed police escorted her from the airport.
- The flight eventually departed for Dublin early Wednesday morning after Ryanair confirmed the incident involved a "false security report." It arrived in the Irish capital two-and-a-half hours behind schedule, following a 2hr 33mins delay.
- This incident follows a July alert involving LOT Polish Airlines flight 155, when a pilot accidentally transmitted squawk code 7500. Israeli forces dispatched fighter jets due to a "lack of contact with the aircraft," though contact was soon established.
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A Ryanair flight from Porto to Dublin has been diverted due to a security incident. The pilot issued a distress call indicating a hijacking.
Ryanair flight FR7073 returns to Porto after transmitting hijack code 7500
نُشر هذا المقال أولاً عبر Cedarnews.net. لمتابعة المزيد من الأخبار والتقارير الحصرية، زورونا على موقعنا. A Ryanair flight from Porto to Dublin returned to Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport after the crew transmitted squawk code 7500, the international transponder code associated with hijacking or unlawful interference. Flight FR7073, operated by a Boeing 737 MAX 8, was climbing after departure from Porto when the emergency code appeared, prompting t…
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The Independent (US)Ryanair flight forced to divert to Porto after false security report
Ryanair says its flight from Porto to Dublin was diverted due to a false security report that alerted air traffic control of a potential hijacking
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