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Fighter jets scrambled after false hijack alert on Warsaw-Tel Aviv flight

Ammar Anwer

30.06.2026, 18:47

The flight was carrying 180 passengers to Tel Aviv when the emergency signal was inadvertently activated. Photo: HAYOUNG JEON/PAP, Getty Images. — The flight was carrying 180 passengers to Tel Aviv when the emergency signal was inadvertently activated. (HAYOUNG JEON/PAP, Getty Images)

The pilot quickly informed air traffic controllers that the alert had been sent by mistake.