Jet2 plane shadowed by French fighter aircraft
Jet2 said it is awaiting an explanation from aviation officials in France as to why one of its passenger aircraft was shadowed by a French fighter plane.
Flight LS1204 was returning from Malaga to Birmingham on Friday when it was tracked by the military jet for up to 15 minutes.
One passenger, Sarah Hatfield, from Dudley, said: "It was so close I could read the writing on its tail fin.
"The feeling on board was a mixture of excitement at seeing the fighter so close up and terror as to if we were about to get shot down."
She said a member of cabin crew announced there was nothing to worry about. But Jet2 has asked French aviation officials for an explanation.
A spokesperson for Jet2 said: "We are awaiting clarification from the French air traffic authorities, as to why a military aircraft was apparently tracking our aircraft".
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Lisa joined Travel Weekly nearly 25 years ago as technology reporter and then sailed around the world for a couple of years as cruise correspondent, before becoming deputy editor. Now freelance, Lisa writes for various print and web publications, edits Corporate Traveller’s client magazine, Gateway, and works on the acclaimed Remembering Wildlife series of photography books, which raise awareness of nature’s most at-risk species and helps to fund their protection.
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