Hungary scrambles fighter jets after Israeli passenger plane fails to contact ground control (opens original article in a new tab)

Hungary scrambled fighter jets to intercept an Israeli passenger plane that failed to contact air traffic control, triggering NATO's highest alert level, but the incident was resolved without incident.

• Hungary scrambled fighter jets to intercept an Israeli passenger plane that failed to contact air traffic control
• NATO's highest level of alert was triggered after the plane crossed into Hungarian airspace
• The incident was resolved when the fighter jets made visual contact and the plane established radio contact with Hungarian authorities