What happens to a hijacked plane?

The hijacked plane will be shot down if it is deemed to become a missile heading for strategic targets. The hijacked plane will be escorted by armed fighter aircraft and will be forced to land. A hijacked grounded plane will not be allowed to take off under any circumstance.



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In May 2021, a Ryanair commercial jet was intercepted by Belarusian authorities while flying over Belarus on route to Vilnius, Lithuania. This occurrence is considered to be the most recent hijacking incident in the global aviation industry.

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Airport security and screening in the United States were centralized under the new Department of Homeland Security. Airlines trained their crews to be more vigilant about violent or unruly passengers and to deal with them more effectively. Cockpit doors were reinforced and kept locked in flight.

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Hijacked - Flight 73: Hostage who survived the 1986 Pan Am plane attack finds out why one of the terrorists spared his life. Mike Thexton was returning to the UK from a months-long mountaineering trek when the Pan Am 73 plane was taken over by terrorists in Karachi in 1986.

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In the event of a hijacking, the pilot should divert and land the aircraft at the nearest suitable airport, where controllers can prioritize its landing and provide necessary assistance.

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Soon after the attacks, however, new rules of engagement were introduced, authorizing the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) – the Air Force command tasked with protecting U.S. airspace – to shoot down hijacked commercial airliners if the plane is deemed a threat to strategic targets.

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1985 – TWA Flight 847 The hijackers, Mohammed Ali Hamadei alongside another person, held the plane's 153 passengers and crew hostage for 17 days, forcing the plane's captain to go back and forth several times between Algeria and Lebanon before landing in Beirut.

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The frustrating thing is it could have been good. The acting is good and so is the production value. It's just the script and the direction that doesn't hold up, and those are the most important things. The hijackers can't think of anything by themselves but need constant help from the hero.

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In the US, there is an average of 1,662 plane crashes per year. Globally, there are 6,392 plane crashes per year, on average.

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It remains the only unsolved hijacking in US aviation history. An artist's rendering of D.B. Cooper, who hijacked Northwest Orient Flight 305 out of Portland, Oregon, and demanded $200,000 in ransom.

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Squawking 7500 signifies an aircraft being hijacked and could result in an aircraft being escorted by military forces.

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