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Old 27th September 2001 | 01:58
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Question

some thoughts to add:-

Doors can be made stronger with kevlar,
not cheap, but VERY strong,it
wouldnt be beyond the wit of man (or design engineer) to achieve a satisfactory fix
fairly easily (it worked for concordes tanks)

Cabin crew protection:-
issue lightweight 'flak' jackets ??
not too bulky of course, but a lightweight version able to withstand personal attack,
probably not really practical though ?

How about issuing anti-personal sprays too ?
(those 'mace' type sprays that provide
temporary impairment to an attacker)

Its a tough call though, how do you
cope with madmen intent on death &
destruction ?
maybe armed sky marshalls would work ?

hope we find the right answer,

keep safe folks,
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