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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On 9/11 there was at least one fighter jet that was unarmed when it was scrambled. The pilot understood that she was to fly her jet into an airliner that had been overtaken by terrorists

[link](https://abcnews.go.com/amp/US/fighter-pilot-reflects-911-suicide-mission/story?id=79898230)

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