A Cathay Pacific flight originating from Hong Kong was involved in an incident within NATO operational airspace.
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Updated Aug 18
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What happened
A Cathay Pacific flight originating from Hong Kong was involved in an incident within NATO operational airspace.
Who's involved
What this event is mainly aboutHow it developed
Newest first. Tap a step to see who reported it.NATO jets were scrambled after a Cathay Pacific flight lost contact while en route to Heathrow.1 source
Flight from Hong Kong involved in incident in NATO airspace, highlighting QRA readiness.1 source
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The entities involved
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Cathay Pacific
flag carrier of Hong Kong
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NATO
intergovernmental military alliance between 32 member states
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Hong Kong
city and special administrative region of China
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