Air India B788 near Bari on Oct 17th 2014, loss of communication
Last Update: October 20, 2014 / 14:29:06 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 17, 2014
Classification
Incident
Airline
Air India
Flight number
AI-123
Departure
Delhi, India
Destination
Rome, Italy
Aircraft Registration
VT-ANQ
Aircraft Type
Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner
ICAO Type Designator
B788
Italy's Air Force reported that the aircraft entered Italian Airspace without communication and without clearance prompting two Eurofighters to intercept the Boeing 787-800. The intercepting aircraft performed a subsonic flight at FL260 to the meeting point where the Dreamliner was identified without the intercepting aircraft revealing themselves and without causing any concerns to the passengers of the Dreamliner. After accompanying the Dreamliner to about 30km from Fiumicino Airport the Eurofighters were called back to base.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 17, 2014
Classification
Incident
Airline
Air India
Flight number
AI-123
Departure
Delhi, India
Destination
Rome, Italy
Aircraft Registration
VT-ANQ
Aircraft Type
Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner
ICAO Type Designator
B788
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