Amsterdam Schiphol - security 'event' on airplane
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Amsterdam Schiphol - security 'event' on airplane
Probably on an Air Europa plane, the Royal Marechaussee (military state police) intervening:
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1 dutch media firm stating that there is a hostage situation going on in a Air Europe plane heading to Madrid. Cabin crew and a hand full of pax held hostage. Hostage taker(s) demanding takeoff, destination unknown
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Latest report: Air Europe says an alarm for kidnapping was accidentally triggered. https://www.nu.nl/binnenland/6009434...als-alarm.html
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Transponder on (or ground position) during boarding? Is it common procedure? Typing 7500 by mistake? Looking forward to read the occurrency report about this event. I'm not a conspiracy theory fan, not at all, but i have to say that i'm quite puzzled, at least for the moment.
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Sources revealed that the cockpit crew, the captain, wanted to show the specific squawk codes for emergency situations to some junior intern. So they entered 7500 and this was the response. Bad idea.
The F16 remark I made earlier was meant to indicate that the police/defense system in place did not take any half measures. All units were put on alert. By the way I live near the air base (southern NL) that scrambles these fighters and I can confirm that all fighters have returned to base at 2000Z.
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Originally Posted by fox niner
Sources revealed that the cockpit crew, the captain, wanted to show the specific squawk codes for emergency situations to some junior intern. So they entered 7500 and this was the response. Bad idea.
The F16 remark I made earlier was meant to indicate that the police/defense system in place did not take any half measures. All units were put on alert. By the way I live near the air base (southern NL) that scrambles these fighters and I can confirm that all fighters have returned to base at 2000Z.
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I was at schipol last night when this went down.
I think something very fishy is going on ..
Huge police presence all day way above normal at Schipol and at nearby Utrecht station. far exceeding normal - uniformed and non uniformed officers
I went to the toilet streetside about an hour before this went down military police were searching toilet stalls and forcing closed doors to be opened immediately
There was a clear and urgent search for someone.
Next thing we heard as I went airside was this lockdown on D concourse...
Now conveniently nothing to see here …..
hmmmmm
I think something very fishy is going on ..
Huge police presence all day way above normal at Schipol and at nearby Utrecht station. far exceeding normal - uniformed and non uniformed officers
I went to the toilet streetside about an hour before this went down military police were searching toilet stalls and forcing closed doors to be opened immediately
There was a clear and urgent search for someone.
Next thing we heard as I went airside was this lockdown on D concourse...
Now conveniently nothing to see here …..
hmmmmm
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