Warsaw–Tel Aviv flight triggers false hijack alert, prompting Bulgarian, Turkish and Israeli jets to scramble. LOT Polish Airlines flight from Warsaw to Tel Aviv (LO155, operated by Bulgarian carrier Electra Airways on an Airbus A320) accidentally transmitted squawk code 7500 — the universal signal for hijacking today, prompting a coordinated NATO air-policing response across multiple countries. A Bulgarian MiG-29 intercepted the aircraft and escorted it south through Bulgarian airspace. Two Turkish F-16s then took over once the plane crossed into Turkish airspace, escorting it to the exit. Israel also scrambled two fighter jets over the Mediterranean before standing down. The crew quickly clarified it was a pilot error — most likely a wrong code entered into the transponder. The flight was denied landing in Cyprus and at Ben Gurion as a precaution and diverted safely to Burgas, Bulgaria, around 17:15 local time.