VIDEO: Vueling Flight 8366 Intercepted by Mirage 2000

An extraordinary video footage has emerged, showing a Vueling Airbus A320 being escorted by a Dassault Mirage 2000. The video details the full interception. from the fighter jet’s arrival to its departure and the scene of the fighter pilot taking photos of the Vueling aircraft with both hands almost makes the video feel like a part of an action film. Apparently, it is not but a real incident that took place on 27th May on flight VY8366 from Malaga to Amsterdam. The reason for the escort appears to be a communications issue of the aircraft which apparently got fixed moments after the Mirage’s arrival. The video seems to have been shot by a passenger on board however is presently blocked on YouTube due to using a copyrighted musical track as the background music. Hence, have a look at it on LiveLeak for your viewing pleasure.