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LOT Polish Airlines
Coverage of LOT Polish Airlines in the Nexus archive.
- Erroneous hijack alert on a flight to Tel Aviv triggered fighter escorts and an emergency landing
A LOT Polish Airlines flight from Warsaw to Tel Aviv was diverted to Bulgaria after an unintentional hijack alert triggered by a technical failure in the aircraft's transponder. Israeli and Bulgarian fighter jets escorted the plane, and passengers were screened by police after an emergency landing in Burgas.
- IDF scrambles fighter jets after hijacking false alarm; flight lands safely in Bulgaria
An LOT Polish Airlines flight operated by Electra Airways triggered a false hijacking alert over Turkey, prompting Israeli and Bulgarian military jets to scramble. The flight landed safely in Bulgaria, and the airline attributed the incident to a transponder malfunction.