Swiss Air Force had to accompany aircraft
On Thursday evening at around 7.15 p.m. two sonic booms could be heard in some regions of Switzerland. It is a “Hot Mission” of the Luftwaffe.
the essentials in brief
- Two loud bangs could be heard in the Lucerne region and the surrounding area on Thursday evening.
- According to the army, it was a “hot mission”.
- A plane had to be accompanied until it landed in Zurich.
- The reason was a drone against the airport of origin in Kosovo.
Moment of shock in Lucerne and the surrounding area!
Two loud bangs were heard around 7:15 p.m. this Thursday evening. Both a reader reporter and people on social media recorded them.
Accordingly, they could be heard in Rotkreuz ZG, Lauerz SZ, Rothenburg LU, Rapperswil and Hinwil ZH, among others. Sonic booms caused by fighter planes were correctly assumed.
On Twitter, the DDPS confirms that the Air Force has been deployed. As army spokesman Daniel Reist explains to Nau.ch, there was a so-called “hot mission”.
The Swiss Air Force had to accompany an aircraft until it landed. According to this, the sonic booms occurred over the Lucerne region because they had to be at their destination when requested. Reist could not be told which aircraft it was and what the reasons for it were.
Swiss plane came from Kosovo
Swiss media spokesman Michael Stief confirmed that it was one of their machines. The plane came from the Kosovar capital Pristina with destination Zurich.
Accordingly, there were “no threats” against Swiss or employees of the airline. “The operation was not initiated by us,” said Stief.
Drone against airport in Kosovo
The Zurich cantonal police explains the background to the action. According to the current state of knowledge, a drone has been received against the airport of origin in Pristina.
There was never any danger to the passengers and crew of the Swiss plane. All persons were able to exit the aircraft properly.
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