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Jet Carrying EC President Jammed on Flight to Bulgaria
Falcon 900’s flight crew flew an ILS approach to land at Plovdiv
Video shot of Falcon 900LX at Plovdiv Airport in Bulgaria
TV news reports showed the chartered Falcon 900LX jet landing at Plovdiv Airport in Bulgaria after its navigation system was jammed.

A chartered aircraft carrying European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen had its GPS navigation system jammed while on approach to Plovdiv in Bulgaria. An EC spokesperson confirmed the incident, which happened on Sunday, saying that Bulgarian authorities suspect the attack was “due to blatant interference by Russia.”

Local officials told The Financial Times that pilots had resorted to using hard copy maps to land at Plovdiv Airport (LBPD) after a flight from the Polish capital, Warsaw. However, aircraft tracking company Flightradar24 analyzed data and ATC communications from the flight and determined that the flight crew asked to fly the ILS approach to Runway 30, which doesn't require GPS information. “The flight landed at 14:32 UTC without incident,” according to Flightradar24.