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Nuremberg airport briefly closed after emergency code on Corfu flight

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German authorities briefly closed Nuremberg’s Albrecht Dürer Airport on Tuesday after a Corendon Airlines flight from Corfu sent an emergency code, and fighter jets escorted the plane. The aircraft landed safely in Nuremberg. The airline said the code came from a brief radio malfunction and that no emergency situation occurred. German police said the squawk code 7500, which signals a hijacking, was sent inadvertently. Deutsche Welle reports that police are investigating a suspected in-flight emergency, and The Washington Times, citing officials, says the call raised fears of a possible hijacking.

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What happened

Key points

Each point shows who reports it, from Far Left to Far Right.

  1. Flights at Nuremberg’s Albrecht Dürer Airport were halted briefly on Tuesday after an emergency alert.

    Reported byLeft2Center1Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    The New York Times, Al Jazeera English
    Center
    Deutsche Welle
    Right
    The Washington Times

  2. The airline said a brief radio malfunction caused a Corfu flight to send an emergency code.

    Reported byLeft1Center1Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    Al Jazeera English
    Center
    Deutsche Welle
    Right
    The Washington Times

  3. Fighter jets escorted the plane, which landed safely in Nuremberg.

    Reported byLeft1Center1Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    Al Jazeera English
    Center
    Deutsche Welle
    Right
    The Washington Times

  4. Corendon Airlines said no emergency situation occurred and that no one on board was in danger.

    One outletAl Jazeera English· Left

  5. German police said the squawk code 7500, which signals a hijacking, was sent inadvertently.

    One outletAl Jazeera English· Left

  6. Police are investigating the suspected in-flight emergency.

    One outletDeutsche Welle· Center

What is contested

Where accounts differ

Points the coverage does not agree on, and who says what.

  • The Corfu flight sent an in-flight emergency alert.

    Deutsche Welle headlines call it an in-flight emergency; the airline said no emergency situation occurred and that a radio malfunction caused the code.

How each side tells it

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Every side reports that Nuremberg airport closed briefly after a Corfu flight sent an emergency code and landed safely under fighter escort. The main difference is emphasis: the left stresses a radio fault and that no emergency occurred, the center the closure and police inquiry, the right the jet scramble.

  • the left

    2 outlets

    Headlines name the radio malfunction or the suspended flights, with the New York Times putting ‘Aviation Emergency’ in scare quotes and Al Jazeera calling the alert false.

    How a radio glitch triggered a false hijack alert in Germany
    Al Jazeera EnglishLeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

    1 outlet

    Deutsche Welle headlines call it an in-flight emergency and stress the airport closure, with the police investigation of a suspected emergency in the description.

    Nuremberg airport briefly closed after in-flight emergency
    Deutsche WelleCenterAll center headlines

  • the right

    1 outlet

    Only an Associated Press report, carried by The Washington Times, is present; its headline stresses the airport closure and jet escort, with fears of a hijacking in the description.

    Germany briefly shuts Nuremberg airport, scrambles jets to escort flight from Corfu
    The Washington TimesRightAll right-leaning headlines

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Side by side

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From the left

2 outlets

Leads with

  • radio malfunction as cause
  • alert described as false
  • no emergency situation occurred
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From the center

1 outlet

Leads with

  • in-flight emergency
  • airport closure
  • police investigation
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From the right

1 outlet

Leads with

  • jets scrambled to escort
  • possible hijacking fears
  • airport briefly shut
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  • The Washington TimesRightAssociated Press report

    Germany briefly shuts Nuremberg airport, scrambles jets to escort flight from Corfu

    Authorities in Germany briefly shut an airport and scrambled fighter jets to escort a passenger plane after an emergency call raised fears of a possible hijacking but turned out to be over a radio problem, officials said.

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Who reported it when

How the coverage built up

  • Left

    First to report

    The New York Times, Oct 13, 7:06 AM EDT

  • Center

    40 min later

    Its first report, Oct 13, 7:47 AM EDT

  • Right

    3 hr 46 min later

    Its first report, Oct 13, 10:52 AM EDT

See the order the outlets reported inHide the order
  1. The New York TimesLeftOct 13, 7:06 AM EDT
  2. Deutsche WelleCenterOct 13, 7:47 AM EDT
  3. The Washington TimesRightOct 13, 10:52 AM EDT
  4. Al Jazeera EnglishLeftOct 14, 5:53 AM EDT

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