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Hijacked Plane Went Unanswered By Swiss Air Force for This Ridiculous Reason | TheBlaze.com
The Swiss Air Force didn’t respond to a hijacking over their airspace Monday because it happened outside normal business hours.
The Ethiopian Airlines 767 co-pilot hijacked his own flight while en route from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to Rome, and instead flew it to Geneva seeking asylum, according to ATA. But Swiss fighter jets were grounded throughout the entire incident because of “budget and staffing” concerns.
Though the co-pilot-turned-hijacker quickly announced he wanted to land the plane in Switzerland, where he later said he aimed to seek asylum, Switzerland’s fleet of F-18s and F-5 Tigers remained on the ground, Swiss airforce spokesman Laurent Savary told AFP.
This, he explained, was because
the Swiss airforce is only available during office hours. These are reported to be from 8am until noon, then 1:30 to 5pm.
“Switzerland cannot intervene because its airbases are closed at night and on the weekend,” he said, adding: “It’s a question of budget and staffing.”