Matt Molnar
2009-04-12, 02:41 AM
Israeli jets scramble to escort Delta flight (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090411/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_israel_airport)
JERUSALEM – Israeli fighter jets were scrambled to escort a Delta Air Lines plane flying from New York to Tel Aviv after the pilot activated a hijacking alert by mistake.
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A technical malfunction had prevented the pilot from communicating with the airport's control tower.
JERUSALEM – Israeli fighter jets were scrambled to escort a Delta Air Lines plane flying from New York to Tel Aviv after the pilot activated a hijacking alert by mistake.
...
A technical malfunction had prevented the pilot from communicating with the airport's control tower.