Anyone have any insight into security procedures at departure point.
In Cairo, the security is very hit and miss even though there are 2 X-ray checks before boarding and a manual bag search.
I would be interested also to hear if the supposed 180 degree turn to head back to the airport was carried out in a manner expected ie: was excessive height lost in the turn, was it a normal arc etc
The point being that if the aircraft was under control mechanically it does heighten other possibilities. A catastrophic failure would have led to the aircraft continuing on its current heading (approx)
I am not one to pre-judge but if the FDR and CVR are too deep to recover then the speculators will have a field day (God forbid)