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https://www.airlive.net/breaking-ernest ... nswer-atc/Slovakian Air Force were scrambled two MiG-29 fighters to intercept passenger jet failed to respond to ATC
Russian Aviaton » Monday June 24, 2019 10:34 MSK
Two MiG-29 fighters of the Slovakian Air Force were scrambled on Monday
to intercept an Airbus A320 aircraft
as the crew of the passenger jet failed to respond to air traffic control officers, according to Airlive web portal.
The Airbus A320 of Italy’s Ernest Airlines was on its route from Milano to the city of Kharkov in Ukraine.
"The two MiG-29 broke the sound barrier and sonic booms have been heard in the vicinity of Roznava and Kosice,"
according to the web portal.
The fighters escorted the passenger jet over the territory of Slovakia and
returned to their base after the Airbus A320
resumed its communication with ground control services.
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-new ... g-16956580The Airbus A320 reg. (EI-LIX) continued its route after com resumed.
Flight Radar reports that an Ernest Airlines service from Milan to Kharkiv on June 23
was supposed to take off at 10am (Coordinated Universal Time),
however the departure time was delayed until 8.13pm.
The A320 was reportedly due to land at 2.20pm, however it actually touched down much later at 11.57pm.