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

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 31, 2017

Classification
Incident

Airline
Blue Air

Flight number
0B-405

Aircraft Registration
YR-AMA

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-500

ICAO Type Designator
B735

A Blue Air Boeing 737-500, registration YR-AMA performing flight 0B-405 from Constanta (Romania) to Paris Beauvais (France), was enroute at FL340 about to be handed off to Budapest Center (Hungary) when the crew did not report on the Budapest frequency at about 12:46Z (14:46L). Hungary dispatched two Gripen fighter aircraft, who reached the Boeing at 15:06L about 35nm west of Budapest. The crew subsequently restored contact with Air Traffic Control and continued the flight to Paris for a safe landing about 110 minutes after the contact was restored.

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

Aircraft Registration
YR-AMA

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-500

ICAO Type Designator
B735

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