Algerie B738 near Marseille on Jan 9th 2018, loss of communication prompts intercept
Last Update: January 11, 2018 / 23:15:07 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 9, 2018
Classification
Incident
Airline
Air Algerie
Flight number
AH-1460
Departure
Constantine, Algeria
Destination
Lyon, France
Aircraft Registration
7T-VKK
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
France's Ministry of Defense reported the crew did not respond to numerous calls by different air traffic control centers on various frequencies, therefore two Mirage 2000 were dispatched to check the aircraft.
According to gossip running with the airline the captain had left the cockpit at that time and was chatting with cabin crew, the new first officer got overwhelmed in the meantime.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 9, 2018
Classification
Incident
Airline
Air Algerie
Flight number
AH-1460
Departure
Constantine, Algeria
Destination
Lyon, France
Aircraft Registration
7T-VKK
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
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