A Cathay Pacific flight from Hong Kong to London lost contact with air traffic control over Romania on Saturday (July 4), prompting NATO to scramble fighter jets for a visual warning.
According to media reports, Hungarian Defense Minister Romulusz Ruszin-Szendi posted on social media on Saturday that an Airbus A350 flying from Hong Kong to London lost contact with Romanian civil aviation control at 1:42 pm that day when it entered Romanian airspace.
The incident triggered a rapid response alert from NATO. At 1:51 pm, Hungarian standby fighter jets took off and visually warned the aircraft over the Hungarian border. The aircraft subsequently made contact with air traffic control, and the fighter jets returned to their airbase. It is understood that such interception operations are aimed at visual identification and restoring communications and do not necessarily indicate a security threat.
The report states that the incident involved Cathay Pacific flight CX257, which can carry a maximum of 334 passengers. The aircraft arrived at London Heathrow Airport on time that day. Cathay Pacific has not yet responded.
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