Mocha-
This just in........do not believe everything you read in the press. Lately
there seems to be a tendency for the press to overreact and make stuff up as they go along. A source within the Dutch safety board confirms that the F/O did fall asleep. The same source also stated quite clearly that the captain opened the door himself after using the emergency code. The crew reported this incident which to me seems to be the professional thing to do. To all of us, this should be a learning moment instead of a reason to make up fairytale stories about pilots "forgetting" emergency codes, and needing the cabin crew to open the door.
Surprised nobody has seen fit to comment on, or even acknowledge your assertions, hence the continued drift, speculation, ill informed nature of some of the subsequent posts. If your statement is indeed verified, then subject should be CLOSED
CC
Its also an example of, how important it is to check the codes before starting the cockpit set-up.
Yup; SOP?!