Oh, they certainly can shoot the plane down.
When you fly over the sovereign territory of Country B, you have to do what the government says or the Air Force of B will be permitted to shoot you down.
There are international agreements to regulate this, and some countries have violated the rules and been sanctioned for it.
First off you tell them there is a bomb onboard which makes the pilots fairly compliant. Then you fly a fighter jet right up to the cockpit and give them a close view of the missiles that your plane is armed with and tell them that you are from a country who has a soviet style “elected” dictator in charge who has no qualms about killing anyone.
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