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No we don't, and we never did. We prevented future 9/11 style attacks by locking the cabin doors
by c0nducktr 3y ago
No we don't, and we never did.
We prevented future 9/11 style attacks by locking the cabin doors
- Filligree 3y agoAnd enabled pilot suicides. I think what's really preventing future 9/11 attacks is the attitude of the passengers.
- function_seven 3y ago> I think what's really preventing future 9/11 attacks is the attitude of the passengers. I'm certain of this. The scheme used on 9/11 was a one-and-done affair. It cannot be repeated. We know this because only one hour after the first plane hit the north tower of WTC, that infamous "let's roll" line was overheard on a phone call from Flight 93. Not only are future attempts at this unworkable, not even the 4th attempt of that day was viable! Airport screening should be for bombs or other materials that cannot be countered by passenger resistance. Drugs, pocket knives, darts, etc. should be passed through without comment. This would also improve the effectiveness of the screening! With fewer items to be on the lookout for, the screening can be more effective.
- skeaker 3y agoI've been into blogs on aviation accidents recently and can confidently say that it's both the attitudes of passengers post-9/11 and locking the cabin by default that has prevented most hijacking attempts. Pilot suicides are a threat, yes, but they are much much much rarer than attempted hijackings, so they're less of a risk than the alternative (which is leaving the cabin unlocked for anyone to just waltz into and beat the captain up: https://admiralcloudberg.medium.com/the-dead-mans-gambit-the-crash-of-ethiopian-airlines-flight-961-1a8a8daa566b https://admiralcloudberg.medium.com/the-dead-mans-gambit-the...).