Two fighters F-2000 Eurofighter of the Italian Air Force, in readiness for the airspace surveillance service, took off quickly in the early afternoon today from the Gioia del Colle air base (Ba), home of the 36 ° Stormo Caccia, to intercept an aircraft Embraer 450 Belgian, took off from Ibiza (Spain) and headed for Larnaca (Cyprus), which had lost radio contact with the Italian air traffic control bodies.
The two Eurofighters intercepted the Belgian airliner over the Ionian Sea skies where they identified the civilian aircraft and made sure the crew had restored regular radio contacts with the air traffic control bodies.
Subsequently, the two interceptor hunters escorted the aircraft to the exit of the national airspace.
The two Euro Fighter alarms of the 36th Wing took off following the scramble order received by the CAOC (Combined Air Operation Center) of Torrejon, the NATO body responsible for the airspace surveillance service.
