Egypt Air Flight Hijack?
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Perhaps the BBC did not report all that David Learmount said:-
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"The flight was scheduled from Alexandria, Egypt, to Cairo, but a passenger claimed to be wearing a suicide vest and wanted to go to Cyprus, so the captain did what he asked and flew him to Larnaca."
I imagine the fellow introduced himself to a member of the cabin crew and the conversation went something like this, "I wish to see my girl friend, I love her and miss her so, would you please ask the captain to take me to Cyprus". When she declined, he unzipped his tunic and said, "look, I know maybe you think it is a fake, but this is the most powerful suicide belt in the world and would blow my head clean off, you`ve got to ask yourself one question Do I feel lucky ?, well do ya, punk ?"
I suppose in future all cabin staff will be required to check the authenticity of all suicide vests by requesting the wearers to carry out a trial detonation.
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Would any UK based pilot have enough confidence in our security system to dismiss a passengers claim to be wearing an explosive vest, particularly if they had displayed a convincing looking device to the crew? I know for sure I wouldn't.
It then comes down to what they are demanding, a request to divert and land somewhere sounds like a great idea to me and would be exactly what I would be planning anyway.
It then comes down to what they are demanding, a request to divert and land somewhere sounds like a great idea to me and would be exactly what I would be planning anyway.
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I wonder what the company SOP was regarding hijacking?
I may not have this right, but seem to recall that somewhere in the 60's / 70's the general approach to hijacking focused on getting the plane safely on the ground somewhere and then dealing with the
s who were hijacking it.
The captain has a threat. Being captain he has to make a decision(and likely has to follow company SOP as best he can): is this credible or not, and how do I get all of my passengers back to the ground safely? A serious responsibility when dealing with the unknown and possibly lethal events subsequent to the announcement of a hijacking attempt.
I can only see as unhelpful the question offered to an official in Egypt regarding the Captain's decision.
From the Guardian, about the press conference by the Egyptian aviation minister: Why, the minister is asked, did the plane’s captain yield to the demands of a hijacker who might possibly have had a fake suicide belt?
Nice attempt to hang the Captain and put his judgment on the block: accusation by question. Not well played.
That, he responds, is a matter for a later investigation, once the urgent situation is over. The press conference ends.
What else could he say?
I may not have this right, but seem to recall that somewhere in the 60's / 70's the general approach to hijacking focused on getting the plane safely on the ground somewhere and then dealing with the
s who were hijacking it. The captain has a threat. Being captain he has to make a decision(and likely has to follow company SOP as best he can): is this credible or not, and how do I get all of my passengers back to the ground safely? A serious responsibility when dealing with the unknown and possibly lethal events subsequent to the announcement of a hijacking attempt.
I can only see as unhelpful the question offered to an official in Egypt regarding the Captain's decision.
From the Guardian, about the press conference by the Egyptian aviation minister: Why, the minister is asked, did the plane’s captain yield to the demands of a hijacker who might possibly have had a fake suicide belt?
Nice attempt to hang the Captain and put his judgment on the block: accusation by question. Not well played.
That, he responds, is a matter for a later investigation, once the urgent situation is over. The press conference ends.
What else could he say?
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Kulverstukas- The photo is a cropped version of a posed photo taken by cabin crew at the request of the last passenger to leave. The passenger was to the right and grinning. A Yorkshire man of course- probably thought that he could sell it.
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particularly if they had displayed a convincing looking device to the
crew?
crew?
Even real ones may be made in someone's kitchen.
Who makes such determination, and how?
Invite member of flight crew to emerge from cockpit to inspect alleged bomb? (Is that task best performed by FO or Cptn?)
I'm not sure who is the biggest idiot the one on the left or the one on the right. You decide!!
EgyptAir: British passenger Ben Innes poses for happy snap with plane hijacker - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
EgyptAir: British passenger Ben Innes poses for happy snap with plane hijacker - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Are you quoting from somewhere, or did you just make that up ?
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Kulverstukas- The photo is a cropped version of a posed photo taken by cabin crew at the request of the last passenger to leave. The passenger was to the right and grinning. A Yorkshire man of course- probably thought that he could sell it.
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Sir, that Monday Morning quarterback move is badly played.
And the issue of trust is a real one. Do i trust our western security maniacs (not to mention those in egypt)? Not at all. I can name, off the top of my hat, several easy enough possibilities to get explosives on board of an airplane, and so can everyone that works at an airport. All in all the security measures are merely a big business, and something to keep the unwashed masses calm.
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TASS published big article on followup of hijack.
Just of interest: hijacker communicate with pilots in notes, showing his "suicide belt" via cabin CCTV. It was one of cabin crew who calmed him and talk him into release of paxes. Egypt Civil Aviation minister said that crew will be "rewarded".
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Just of interest: hijacker communicate with pilots in notes, showing his "suicide belt" via cabin CCTV. It was one of cabin crew who calmed him and talk him into release of paxes. Egypt Civil Aviation minister said that crew will be "rewarded".
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Airport Security . . . .
All in all the security measures are merely a big business, and something to keep the unwashed masses calm.
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I'm appalled that the hijacking was referred to as a farce.
This WAS a hijacking, and the perpetrator must be brought to account.
This WAS a hijacking, and the perpetrator must be brought to account.
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I'm not sure who is the biggest idiot the one on the left or the one on the right. You decide!!
He was trying to ascertain how real the belt was and if there was a 'dead man's handle' built into the device.
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Mustafa, who authorities yesterday labelled 'mentally unstable' and 'stupid', broke out from an Egyptian prison in 2011 during the uprising against then president Hosni Mubarak - he was an escaped prisoner whose passport had been blacklisted.