Romanian Air Force aircraft escorted a Turkish Airlines plane, following bomb scare

Romanian Air Force aircraft, part of the Air Policing Combat Service, intercepted and escorted a civilian aircraft operating the Turkish Airlines flight from Moscow to Istanbul, following the information of the civil air traffic authorities about a bomb scare on board the plane, the Ministry of Defense said, Agerpres reports.

According to the Romanian Air Force, the Romanian aircraft took off at 17.58 local time and, after interception, escorted the civilian aircraft, in accordance with the legislation and procedures in force, until 18.24, when it left the national airspace.

The mission, commanded by the NATO Air Operations Center Torrejon and coordinated at the national level by the Romanian Air Force, in coordination with civilian air traffic authorities, was carried out in maximum safety.