Regulator outlines review after Cathay flight intercepted by Nato jets

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Hong Kong’s Civil Aviation Department has ordered Cathay Pacific Airways to conduct a comprehensive review following an incident where a London-bound flight was intercepted by NATO fighter jets over Romanian airspace after losing contact with air traffic controllers. The regulator expressed serious concern about the safety and communication protocols involved in the episode.

Hong Kong’s aviation regulator has ordered Cathay Pacific Airways to conduct a comprehensive review of an incident involving a London-bound passenger flight that was intercepted by Nato fighter jets after temporarily losing contact with air traffic controllers over Romanian airspace last week. The Civil Aviation Department (CAD) expressed serious concern for the second consecutive day on Thursday over the incident and set out the parameters of the review for Cathay. It said preliminary...