IAF jets intercept U.S. plane after communications failure<br><br> - Haaretz

Last update - 18:42 11/04/2007

IAF jets intercept U.S. plane after communications failure

By Reuters

Israel scrambled fighter jets to escort an American commercial passenger plane to landing on Wednesday, Israeli officials said. An Airports Authority spokeswoman said Continental Airlines' Flight 90 was intercepted after it failed to identify itself upon entering Israeli airspace.

The plane, a Boeing 777, was on a scheduled flight from Newark, New Jersey in the United States.

Following anti-terror procedures, two Israel Air Force jets intercepted the plane and guided it back over the Mediterranean Sea until communications were restored.

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When it was determined that there were no problems on board and the pilot was in control, the plane was allowed to hand at Ben Gurion International Airport, the officials said. All passengers and crew disembarked safely.

The Transportation Ministry said it was investigating whether there was a technical reason for the initial lack of communication between the plane and Israeli ground control.

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1.	Good job IAF!	17:42	\|	Rami	11/04/07

2.	wow	17:49	\|	sam	11/04/07

3.	Kol Hakavod to our Air Force	17:59	\|	Ari ben Yisrael	11/04/07

4.	Quick Response!!	18:02	\|	Ryan	11/04/07

5.	IAF interception of unrecognised plane	18:06	\|	saac A Olayinka	11/04/07

6.	Baruch Hashem	18:08	\|	Thank You G-d	11/04/07

7.	IAF interceptors - Sam #2	18:12	\|	Yair ben Avraham	11/04/07

8.	exelent. very good	18:27	\|	joseph	11/04/07

9.	Sam what is ur IQ??	18:32	\|	Gustavo	11/04/07

10.	maybe the pilot was too busy talking on phone	18:45	\|	yahn goodey	11/04/07

11.	About Sam`s comment	18:45	\|	Federico	11/04/07

12.	shows they are on their toes	18:57	\|	Lynn	11/04/07

13.	Gustavo #9....... What is IQ ???	19:07	\|	sam	11/04/07

14.	IAF- big deal	19:08	\|	clickfool	11/04/07

15.	Great....	20:24	\|	BKF	11/04/07

16.	Benissimo! Buona Fortuna!	20:33	\|	Vittorio	11/04/07

17.	Sam #2	20:45	\|	David	11/04/07

18.	IAF jets intercept U.S. plane after communications failure	20:56	\|	simon	11/04/07

19.	9-11 proof	21:27	\|	JC	11/04/07

20.	A regular occurence in the UK	21:29	\|	Chris Linthwaite	11/04/07

21.	#12 Lynn	21:37	\|	samos	11/04/07

22.	What`s the hallelujah all about?	21:45	\|	Axel	11/04/07

23.	Sam #2 - unfortunate need due to Arab terror	22:07	\|	William	11/04/07

24.	# 14 silly buggers	22:16	\|	ChanahS	11/04/07

25.	Chris#15 was wondering where you were	22:20	\|	William	11/04/07

26.	security is merag keep chasing	22:21	\|	arab	11/04/07

27.	JC	22:22	\|	Jane	11/04/07

28.	9-11 proof pt2	22:23	\|	JC	11/04/07

29.	IAF should have been hired by NYC	22:39	\|	Jeremy	11/04/07

30.	JC #14 from NR, WI	22:41	\|	Joe	11/04/07

31.	#15 good number after your 15 captured LinTWAT	22:42	\|	Ari ben Yisrael	11/04/07

32.	CNN, MSNBC, FOXNEWS	22:44	\|	David Torres	11/04/07

33.	#14 JC you hung about all Easter	22:45	\|	Ari ben Yisrael	11/04/07

34.	JC- you are not too bright	22:55	\|	Drew	11/04/07

35.	Yahn Goodey is an idiot	22:55	\|	miles	11/04/07

36.	preferable to another 9/11	22:58	\|	zionist forever	11/04/07

37.	almost	23:16	\|	wh	11/04/07

38.	Gustavo, what is "IQ"?	23:29	\|	sam	11/04/07

39.	Communications failure - David Torres	23:49	\|	Mark Lincoln	11/04/07

40.	#22 William	00:03	\|	Chris Linthwaite	12/04/07

41.	#28 Ari Ben Israel	00:05	\|	Chris Linthwaite	12/04/07

42.	Thank GOD for mighty IAF!	00:49	\|	Ben Zeitlin	12/04/07

43.	Chris Linthwaite #17	01:10	\|	Gina	12/04/07

44.	Joseph	01:12	\|	Walid	12/04/07

45.	Idiot "Chris" Yoyne Lntwit,aren`t you working for Mossad?	01:46	\|	Absolute Sweden	12/04/07

46.	Drew daaaa pdaa	01:56	\|	J C	12/04/07

47.	# 18 Al Qaeda and bin Laden took	02:41	\|	Lynn	12/04/07

48.	JC to answer the question, for what	02:44	\|	Lynn	12/04/07

49.	# 31 Drew	02:51	\|	Lynn	12/04/07

50.	Chris, you`re rediculous #40	06:02	\|	William	12/04/07

51.	Another Liberty Incident	00:32	\|	J Olson	13/04/07