Jodhpur: The Indian Air Force today scrambled fighter jets after two commercial flights, entering through Pakistan half-hour apart, gave the same identification code.
The Jodhpur Air Force Station sent two MiG21 fighters to investigate after a Turkish Airlines plane “squawked” the same code that another flight of the same airline had given out earlier. However, after verification, the plane was allowed to proceed, sources said.
The air force confirmed it had scrambled jets after a suspected air space violation but did not give details.
The unique identification code is assigned by civil aviation authorities — such as the Delhi ATC for India — to foreign aircraft that fly through national air spaces.
13/07/14 Telegraph
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The Jodhpur Air Force Station sent two MiG21 fighters to investigate after a Turkish Airlines plane “squawked” the same code that another flight of the same airline had given out earlier. However, after verification, the plane was allowed to proceed, sources said.
The air force confirmed it had scrambled jets after a suspected air space violation but did not give details.
The unique identification code is assigned by civil aviation authorities — such as the Delhi ATC for India — to foreign aircraft that fly through national air spaces.
13/07/14 Telegraph
