Regulator outlines review after Cathay flight intercepted by Nato jets

Hong Kong’s aviation regulator has ordered Cathay Pacific Airways to conduct a comprehensive review of an incident involving a London-bound passenger flight that was intercepted by Nato fighter jets after temporarily losing contact with air traffic controllers over Romanian airspace last week.The Civil Aviation Department (CAD) expressed serious concern for the second consecutive day on Thursday over the incident and set out the parameters of the review for Cathay.It said preliminary information indicated that the flight adhered to its authorised routing throughout the journey. The flight later arrived at its destination safely, it added.