A Near Miss in the Skies: What Cathay Pacific's Blunder Reveals About Global Airspace Politics The incident on Saturday involving a Cathay Pacific flight and Hungarian fighter jets scrambling to intercept it has highlighted the complexities of global airspace governance.
The fact that a commercial airliner failed to establish contact with Romanian air traffic control, triggering a NATO alert and prompting a response from Hungary's military, raises important questions about international aviation.
The Cathay Pacific plane, bound for London, strayed into Romanian airspace without making necessary communication, sparking a near miss situation.