A pilot mistakenly broadcast transponder code 7500 — the hijack signal — on a Warsaw–Tel Aviv commercial flight on Tuesday, prompting the Israeli military to scramble two fighters to intercept the aircraft over the Mediterranean and Bulgaria to dispatch a MiG‑29 to escort it in Bulgarian airspace. A Polish carrier said the flight was operated by Bulgarian Electra Airways; the crew later cancelled the emergency after follow-up communications and Warsaw Chopin Airport reported no signs of external

A pilot mistakenly broadcast transponder code 7500 — the hijack signal — on a Warsaw–Tel Aviv commercial flight on Tuesday, prompting the Israeli military to scramble two fighters to intercept the aircraft over the Mediterranean and Bulgaria to dispatch a MiG‑29 to escort it in Bulgarian airspace. A Polish carrier said the flight was operated by Bulgarian Electra Airways; the crew later cancelled the emergency after follow-up communications and Warsaw Chopin Airport reported no signs of external interference.