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Intercepted by fighter jets

A British Airways flight was intercepted by Hungarian fighter jets after losing contact with air traffic controllers Saturday afternoon.

According to Aeroinside.com, the British Airways Boeing 777 was en route from Dubai to Heathrow, east-southeast of Budapest and about to cross from Romanian to Hungarian airspace, when contact with air traffic control was lost.

The loss in communication prompted Hungarian authorities into high alert, dispatching two Saab Gripen fighter aircraft to intercept the airliner.

Shortly after the jets intercepted the plane, radio contact with the crew was restored, and the fighter aircraft returned to base 26 minutes after departure.

The plane full of passengers continued on to London for a landing without further incident two hours later

"Communication was quickly restored with air traffic control, and the flight landed normally at Heathrow,” said a BA spokesperson.  



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