RAF fighter jet scrambled after air traffic controllers lose contact with Thomas Cook airliner carrying hundreds of tourists

July 25th, 2012

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Ian Drury and Ray Massey

PUBLISHED:

08:49 EST, 25 July 2012

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UPDATED:

14:54 EST, 25 July 2012

An RAF fighter jet tasked to defend the Olympics against terror attack was scrambled for the first time today to intercept a passenger plane.

The Typhoon roared into the skies from RAF Northolt in north west London after air traffic controllers lost contact with a commercial airliner carrying hundreds of holidaymakers.

A second RAF warplane was kept on standby on the runway.

Scrambled: The Typhoon (file picture) took off shortly before 11.30am this morning from RAF Northolt in north west London after fears a commercial plane was in trouble

Scrambled: The Typhoon (file picture) took off shortly before
11.30am this morning from RAF Northolt in north west London after fears a commercial plane was in trouble

Lost contact: The Thomas Cook plane (file picture above) was travelling from Tunisia to Glasgow when iair traffic controllers lost contact with the airliner sparking the emergency call-out

The Thomas Cook scheduled flight, travelling from Tunisia to Glasgow, sparked the emergency call-out shortly before 11.30am.

The plane lost communications with the aviation authorities as it headed north over the French coastline.

A Ministry of Defence spokesman said:
‘We can confirm that one Typhoon launched. This was in response to a
commercial aircraft that was out of communication with air traffic
control services.

‘Communications were quickly restored; no further action was required.’

The £125million Typhoon had only left
the runway for a few seconds before contact was re-established with the
captain and his crew.

But the security alert highlighted
the tensions surrounding defending the Olympics from terrorists – and
the speed at which the jets can respond to an emergency.

The Typhoon had only left the runway for a few seconds when contact was re-established with the pilot of the commercial airliner

Four Typhoons are currently stations at RAF Northolt in west London to provide air cover during the Olympics

Four Typhoons are currently stationed at RAF Northolt in west London (pictured) to provide air cover during the Olympics. One was scrambled this morning

One aviation source said: ‘There is a
lot at stake for the RAF. Their fingers are light on the trigger at the
moment, and understandably so.’

Four 1,370mph fighters are on standby
at RAF Northolt to intercept ‘rogue’ aircraft intent on causing carnage
during the Olympics which begin tomorrow FRI.

The RAF’s Quick Reaction Alert jets
are normally based at RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire and RAF Leuchars in
Fife to defend UK airspace.

But a detachment of the supersonic
jets have shifted to the London airbase to provide a first line of
defence against a 9/11-style suicide attack on the capital.

The elite fighter pilots say they are ‘trained and prepared’ to shoot down any hijacked passenger plane to prevent.

The Typhoons, which fought in battle
for the first time in Libya last year, will intercept any aircraft that
strays without permission into a restricted zone 30 miles around the
capital, stretching from Luton in the north to south of Gatwick.

On alert: The Typhoons will intercept any aircraft that strays without permission into a restricted zone 30 miles around the capital

RAF Northolt

The £125million jets (pictured) fought in battle for the first time in Libya last year

A smaller ‘no-fly zone’ is in place
over the Olympic Park, Heathrow Airport and London City Airport, into
which only scheduled flights will be allowed.

If a rogue aircraft refuses to turn
back, Prime Minister David Cameron could give the order for the fighters
to shoot it down – even if it was carrying civilians.

The Typhoons are just one line of
defence in a ‘ring of steel’ around the £9million Games that has come
under fire for its ‘militarisation’.

Nearly 20,000 troops will be on duty
to provide security at the Olympic Park, a prized terror target in
Stratford, east London, and other venues – more than double the number
fighting in Afghanistan.

The service personnel were drafted in
to check bags, carry out body searches and man X-ray machines after
beleaguered private firm G4S admitted it had not trained enough guards.

Snipers will be deployed in RAF and
Royal Navy helicopters to shoot down slow-moving aircraft and Britain’s
biggest warship, HMS Ocean, is berthed in the River Thames.

Starstreak high-velocity missile
launchers and Rapier surface-to-air missile systems, each powerful
enough to bring down a light aircraft, have controversially been placed
at six sites around London.

The Boeing 757 – Flight number TCX3125 – was carrying 235 passsengers and eight crew. It landed at Glasgow International Airport at 1.22pm.

A Thomas Cook spokesman said: ‘We can confirm that Flight TCX3125 was out of communication for a very short time whilst in French airspace.

‘This was quickly restored and contact made with UK Air Traffic Control before entering UK airspace.

‘The flight continued as planned with the aircraft landing as scheduled in Glasgow earlier this afternoon.’

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I’ve just registered to leave this comment. Where does it say the plane was over London? Also it says comms were restored an no further action was taken. Read it properly before you start slaggin off the forces security measures. And yes when they take off it is extremely loud so sounds like a roar!

– 2para, Liverpool, 25/7/2012 19:17

– Bwj, Uk, 25/7/2012 17:32…………..”At a guess, all those getting the red arrows would prefer to have an attack, then they could moan about ‘not being protected’ if the RAF were not scrambled. Others- more sensible, are saying ‘better safe than sorry’, and that is so true.” ………..UNLESS of course Bwj, you were on the plane thinking you were off on your hols? Easy to talk about death – as long as it isn’t YOU.

– Melanie, Christchurch England, 25/7/2012 18:41

To the idiots saying this is propaganda and government spin. That typhoon flew past our office this morning doing a fair rate of knots at precisely the time mentioned in this article as heard and seen by me and 30 other people in the office! It isn’t spin, it isn’t false flag or propaganda, it was in the air and clearly looking for something and I for one am glad that it was! Well done to the people that make these decisions, nice and pro active which is what we want a
to see. Let’s not forget these people are on our side, they protect us and do a fine job at it. Let’s try to remember that, it was a glorious sight to see that plane this morning! Thankfully all ended well but at least we know if not they are on the ball. Good job!

– Syntax error, England, 25/7/2012 18:40

Me thinks there is some (official) trolling going on with the comments here. Why so many red arrows for sensible statements? Fact is, life is cheap and the plane would have been shot down without a second thought. Don’t take us for idiots!

– Carla, Coventry, 25/7/2012 18:37

It’s not unusual for pilots to switch to the wrong frequency because of the excessive number of digits now in use due to the absurd 8.33 kHz spacing on the VHF airband.

– Chris, Birmingham, 25/7/2012 18:36

So. Fighters were scrambled to see weather or not the airliner was in trouble. And what exactly would the fighters do if it was in trouble then ?. – Thimbles, Norwich, 25/07/2012 15:32 Thimbles. Why don’t you read the article again, and see WHETHER you can spit the answer for yourself?
– karen, Gloucestershire, 25/7/2012 17:54
Or may be even spot the answer Karen, doesn’t pay to criticize and then make an error yourself.

– sick and tired of all politicians, Cornwall, 25/7/2012 18:31

I can see them from my living room window when they come in to land, and when they fly out again at the RAF base. I saw this one too as it came directly over my balcony when my daughter and I were outside and it was extremely low. I’d never seen one the close up before and didn’t think anything of it until I read this a few hours later.

– steph, uxbridge, 25/7/2012 18:29

The TCX guy no doubt flipped over to the wrong frequency, took a minute to two to click back to previous before getting the right one. Happens every single second of every single day but it’s a good plug for the very cool Typhoons being ready at a moment’s notice.

– Organ Donor, World, World, 25/7/2012 18:20

for all red arrowing me i was only asking if everyone was safe..the first report didn’t say…just asking 🙁

– kev, Wath Upon Dearne, 25/7/2012 18:04

Can someone tell me what happened? Have i missed something… So the fighter jet was scrambled into action after they lost contact with a Thomas Cook plane… Then what?

– James, One of the Shires, 25/7/2012 18:01

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