Nuremberg Airport Shut After a Plane Sent a Hijack Code, Here’s What You Are Owed If Your Flight Was Diverted or Delayed

Breaking · Flights & Access A Corendon jet squawked 7500 and Eurofighters escorted it in. Under EU261 your care rights apply regardless, but cash compensation is unlikely. By Kevin Crow · Oct 13, 2026 Read the full story

If your flight into or out of Nuremberg on 13 October 2026 was diverted or delayed, the airline must still give you meals, communication and a hotel if you are stuck overnight. Cash compensation under EU261 is unlikely, because a security alert of this kind… Travel Himalaya Nepal · News Read the full story

What happened at Nuremberg airport on 13 October

The airport suspended all flight operations around midday after XR456 sent the hijack code. Police said they could no longer reach the pilot by radio, and fighter jets were scrambled. The aircraft landed safely, and police later said they found no danger on… Travel Himalaya Nepal · News Read the full story

Are you owed compensation under EU261?

Probably not in cash, because a security risk is on the list of extraordinary circumstances that excuse an airline from paying EU261 compensation. EU261 sets compensation at €250, €400 or €600 depending on distance, but only when the delay or cancellation was… Travel Himalaya Nepal · News Read the full story

What the airline must still give you

The right to care and rerouting does not depend on whose fault the delay was. That means meals and refreshments in proportion to the wait, two phone calls or emails, and a hotel with transport if you are stranded overnight. If your flight is cancelled you can… Travel Himalaya Nepal · News Read the full story

What to do today

Keep every receipt, screenshot the delay notice and ask the airline in writing why your flight was disrupted. If the airline calls it extraordinary, ask for the specific reason. A single security alert does not excuse a delay that grew because of the… Travel Himalaya Nepal · News Read the full story

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