TAP Air Portugal Airbus loses Communication-Gets Fighter Jet escort
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What: TAP Air Portugal Airbus A320-200 en route from Lisbon to Copenhagen
Where: Belgium
When: Oct 18th 2009
Why: Flying into Belgium, the flight lost communication with ATC for about 35 minutes. When ATC could not regain communication, two German fighters intercepted the plane near the Netherlands. Radio contact was restored and the flight landed without problems in Copenhagen