I also thought of the "panic button" idea, but then thought better of it since it would be comprehensively abused. You'd have kids pressing it, sleeping passen

I also thought of the "panic button" idea, but then thought better of it since it would be comprehensively abused. You'd have kids pressing it, sleeping passengers accidentally knocking it and so on. It would be nearly impossible for the flight attendants to determine whether the button press was genuine, accidental, malicious or simply pressed by someone who was bored on an 8 hour trans-Atlantic flight and wanted the small amusement of watching his neighbour being body searched.