Air India loses radio control and escorted by Belgian F-16s

Air India London-bound flight carrying 231 passengers and 18 crew on board from Ahmedabad had to be escorted by fighter jets after it lost contact with air traffic control while flying over Hungry. For over two hours Hungarian, German and Belgian pilots shadowed the 787 Dreamliner, around 8:15 am. When it failed to make a radio contact, sparking fears it had been hijacked or was in trouble. The German air force before Belgian F-16s intercepted the Indian national career taking it over Belgium and Netherlands.

The aircraft which took off from the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in Mumbai today at 1:00BST landed safely at London’s Heathrow at 11:05BST.