Ryanair flight forced to return back to airport after pilot transmits hijack code after 'false security report'

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A Ryanair flight has been forced to make an unexpected U-turn and return to Portugal after the captain broadcast the universal hijack alert.The plane had departed Francisco Sá Carneiro airport in Porto at 10.25pm bound for Dublin on what should have been a routine two-hour service to the Irish capital.Roughly 15 minutes into the journey, as the aircraft headed north towards the Portuguese-Spanish border, the pilot transmitted squawk code 7500, a signal used across global aviation to indicate a hijacking attempt or unauthorised cockpit intrusion.The code immediately flagged the situation to air traffic controllers and triggered security protocols on the ground.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say Ryanair subsequently attributed the diversion to a "false security report."According to reports from multiple outlets, the incident was sparked by a 48-year-old female passenger who allegedly passed several sheets of paper to a cabin crew member shortly after departure.The woman reportedly told...

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