[driftdiver]

Forcing a commercial airliner down isn’t a heck of a lot different then shooting it down. Both are illegal under International law.

[wideawake]

I'm going to go out on a limb and say any passenger would agree that there is an enormous difference between the inconvenience of being rerouted to a different airport and being killed.

As far as international law is concerned, it is illegal to harbor a fugitive. If the commercial airline is sufficiently informed of the fugitive's status ahead of time, they have a legal obligation to comply.

It would be a violation of international law to escort an airliner without a due warning.