Buzz B738 over Germany on Aug 11th 2025, accompanied by Eurofighters

Last Update: August 13, 2025 / 15:27:44 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 11, 2025

Classification
Incident

Airline
Buzz

Flight number
FR-9962

Departure
Sofia, Bulgaria

Destination
London Stansted, United Kingdom

Aircraft Registration
SP-RNH

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

A Buzz Boeing 737-800 on behalf of Ryanair, registration SP-RNH performing flight FR-9962 from Sofia (Bulgaria) to London Stansted,EN (UK) with 174 people on board, was enroute at FL360 over Austria about to enter Czech Airspace when the aircraft was not permitted to enter Czech Airspace. The aircraft turned left to remain in Austrian Airspace and fly around Czech Airspace. While flying over Germany two Eurofighters joined the aircraft and accompanied the Boeing until crossing into Netherlands. The aircraft continued to London for a safe landing on Stansted's runway 04 about 2 hours after avoiding Czech Airspace.

According to information The Aviation Herald received a plan of an attack onto the flight became known leading to Czechia refusing the aircraft to enter their airspace and prompting the aircraft to be accompanied by Eurofighters over Germany, who could not identify anything out of the ordinary.

The aircraft remained in Stansted over night and resumed service the following morning.

On Aug 13th 2025 Bulgaria's Minister of Transport reported a phone call made to the emergency number claimed a Palestinian passenger on board of FR-9962 was about to do "bad things". Security services, the airline, air traffic control units and Stansted Airport were immediately informed. The airline decided to not perform an emergency landing. The Czech Republic did not permit the aircraft to enter their air space. The aircraft was subsequently escorted by fighter jets over Germany. The caller was traced to Plovdiv (Bulgaria), whose ex-wife and two children were on board of the flight, while no Palestinian passenger was on board.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 11, 2025

Classification
Incident

Airline
Buzz

Flight number
FR-9962

Departure
Sofia, Bulgaria

Destination
London Stansted, United Kingdom

Aircraft Registration
SP-RNH

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

This article is published under license from Avherald.com. © of text by Avherald.com.
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