detonate explosives sewn into his underwear.

In 2012, the attempted hijacking of rianiin

Airlines Flight 7554 was stopped when cabin crew placed a trolley in-front of the cockpit door
and asked passengers for help.

Air traffic control

There is no generic or set of rules for handling a hijacking situation. Air traffic controllers are
expected to exercise their best judgment and expertise when dealing with the apparent
consequences of an unlawful interference/hijack. The pilots, however, are expected to notify
controllers via radio or by 'squawking' a transponder code of '7500' — the universal code for a
hijack in progress. Depending on the jurisdiction, the controller will inform the authorities such
as the military who will escort the hijacked plane. Controllers are expected to keep
communications to a minimum and clear the runway for a possible landing.

Aircraft shoot down

Germany

In January 2005, a federal law came into force in Germany, called the Luftsicherheitsgesetz,
which allows 'direct action by armed force' against a hijacked aircraft to prevent a September 11
—style attack. However in February 2006 the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany struck
down these provisions of the law, stating such preventive measures were unconstitutional and
would essentially be state-sponsored murder, even if such an act would save many more lives on
the ground. The main reason behind this decision was that the state would effectively be taking
the lives of innocent hostages in order to avoid a terrorist attack.

The Court also ruled that the Minister of Defense is constitutionally not entitled to act in
terrorism matters, as this is the duty of the state and federal police forces.President of

Germany, Horst Kohler, urged judicial review of the constitutionality of the

Luftsicherheitsgesetz after he signed it into law in 2005.

India

India published its new anti-hijacking policy in August 2005. The policy came into force after
approval from the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS). The main points of the policy are:

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