HAF F-16s intercepted Delta airliner

A pair of F-16s from the Greek Air Force were scrambled on May 19 to reestablish communications with a Delta airliner flying from France to Kuwait.

By Copyright ©2006 K. Krallis, SV1XV (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons

The flight crew of the commercial flight contacted ground controllers at 7.55 p.m. after the flight was intercepted.