In the morning today an Egyptian aircraft bound for Ciampino airport triggered the "scramble" alarm following a lack of radio link with the national airspace control bodies
Two F-2000 hunters Euro Fighter of the Air Force, in readiness for the airspace surveillance service, quickly got up in flight today morning from the Gioia del Colle air base (Ba), home of the 36 ° Stormo Caccia, to intercept an aircraft F coming from Egypt and headed to Ciampino airport, which had lost radio contact with Italian air traffic control bodies.
The two Euro Fighter they intercepted the aircraft in a short time and identified it, making sure that the crew had restored regular radio contacts with the air traffic authorities.
Once the airplane restored contacts with the Rome air traffic control authorities, then landing at Ciampino Airport, the two interceptor hunters came back to the base.
