Christopher Hollands was carrying 58 passengers between Oslo and Manchester
A commerical pilot has been fined after RAF Typhoons were forced to intercept a flight he was captaining between Oslo and Manchester Airport . Christopher Hollands, 57, failed to establish two-way radio communication withair traffic control while piloting 58 passengers between the two cities, at one point losing communication for 30 minutes, aviation bosses said.
The incident was reported by authorities after a more than 30-minute loss of radio communications with Hollands, triggering the declaration of a security incident. Two RAF Typhoons were launched to intercept the aircraft. The plane was escorted to Manchester Airport, where it landed and went to a remote stand and police boarded the aircraft.
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