once your in the air you are effectively detained. a large number of situations, contrived or otherwise, can result in emergency diversions. you may want to b

once your in the air you are effectively detained. a large number of situations, contrived or otherwise, can result in emergency diversions. you may want to be sure a connecting flight is legitimate when travelling in 'suspect' regions. this would be high profile kidnapping, but a source of non SEA persons, that would be more convincing, and a source of international ransom revenues, espescially if they were also accused of some crime.