Fighter jets in the air and communication by signals: this is what an emergency order for hijacking a plane looks like
The article reveals the classified emergency procedures for handling a civilian aircraft hijacking, as developed following 9/11. It describes the decision-making chain, the aerial sign language, and the fear of a fatal error like the downing of the Libyan plane in 1973. Since October 7, the Air Force has been on high alert and regularly practices the order.
The article reviews the classified emergency procedures for handling a civilian aircraft hijacking, as developed following the 9/11 disaster. It describes the decision-making chain from the air traffic controller to the prime minister, and the central challenge: a passenger plane covers about 15 kilometers per minute, and in Israel, lacking strategic depth, it is a race of seconds. Experts quoted explain the aerial sign language between fighter jets and the civilian aircraft, and the great fear of a mistake leading to the downing of an innocent plane, as happened in 1973 with the Libyan plane shot down over Sinai. The military source emphasizes that since October 7, the Air Force has been on high alert and regularly practices the order.