Originally Posted by
cockpitvisit
The door itself is the cause of the problem - because it introduces a single point of failure in the pointy end of the plane. One rogue crew member is all it takes to commandeer a plane.
Even on 9/11, there was a chance to correct the situation - passengers could have fought the hijackers, and on UA93, they at least prevented deaths on the ground. In fact the only reason why it happened was that obeying hijackers was the standard practice back then.
With the new cockpit door, you have no such chance.
Exactly right. Our passengers are not the enemy, they are our allies. It only took 40 minutes on that Sept 11 morning for the pax on UA93 to learn the hijackers have changed tactics.
This cockpit door we have now is a security risk, not a security asset. No one person should have sole control of the aircraft.