ELI5, why do problematic flights require a fighter jet escort?

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What could a fighter jet do if a plane goes rogue in a terrorism situation. Surely they can’t push the plane in a certain direction to prevent them causing harm the plane is too big and that’s a recipe for disaster all round. Shooting the plane down has its own complications especially if flying over populated area.

What could they actually do in a code red situation?

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Shoot it down. At this point it’s a terrible numbers game. Lose 500 people on the plane and where it lands or 3000 people if/when it crashed into a full highrise?

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