Loss of communication over Austria

[gearlever]

As suspected earlier the interception of Ryanair flight FR-9026 from Girona (Spain) to Bratislava (Slovakia) Oct 25th was due to comm loss.

Incident: Ryanair B738 over Austria on Oct 25th 2019, aircraft intercepted by fighter aircraft due to loss of communication (http://avherald.com/h?article=4cea0c83&opt=0)

[gearlever]

On Nov 6th 2019 Austria's Bundesheer/Luftraumüberwachung responded to our mail of Oct 26th 2019 stating that the communication device of the Ryanair aircraft from Girona to Bratislava failed at about 08:00L (06:00Z) prompting the dispatch of two Eurofighters from Zeltweg (Austria) to identify the aircraft. The fighter pilots established visual contact with the Ryanair 737 and escorted the aircraft within Austrian Airspace. At 08:15L the Boeing 737 re-established contact with WIEN Radar and were able to continue their flight according to plan and without any further incident. The Boeing 737 was picked up already outside of Austrian Airpace by Austrian Military Radar systems and remained visible until after exiting Austrian Airspace.

Ryanair comm loss (http://avherald.com/h?article=4cea0c83&opt=0)

[DaveReidUK]

Previous thread on the incident moved to the Military forum: Airliner intercept for training? (https://www.pprune.org/military-aviation/626767-airliner-intercept-training.html)