Blue B735 over Hungary on May 31st 2017, loss of communication leads to intercept
Last Update: June 1, 2017 / 20:18:29 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 31, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
Blue Air
Flight number
0B-405
Departure
Constanta, Romania
Destination
Paris Beauvais, France
Aircraft Registration
YR-AMA
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-500
ICAO Type Designator
B735
Hungary's Ministry of Transport confirmed two Gripen Fighter Aircraft were dispatched to respond to a passenger aircraft overflying Hungary that had not contacted Air Traffic Control.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 31, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
Blue Air
Flight number
0B-405
Departure
Constanta, Romania
Destination
Paris Beauvais, France
Aircraft Registration
YR-AMA
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-500
ICAO Type Designator
B735
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