[geeks] Hijacked

[D.A. Muran-de Assereto]

Reportedly, all the hijackers had were knives and letter openers, according
to Ashcroft. These were early-morning flights with few passengers, by all
accounts,
so I suspect that the cockpit was left unsecured.
According to the CNN reporter's account, the hijackers forced the crew and
passengers to the rear of the aircraft and then locked them out of the
cockpit.

Dave Muran-de Assereto

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> From: geeks-admin at sunhelp.org [mailto:geeks-admin at sunhelp.org]On Behalf
> Of Benjamin Kelley
> Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2001 20:15
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> Subject: RE: [geeks] Hijacked
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> > If I remember correctly, all of the cockpit doors on airliners
> > are lockable, and only open from the inside. I believe current
> > FAA regs require the cockpit door to be closed and locked while
> > the aircraft is airborne.
> > This does not mean that the crew complied, of course, or that the
> > door was not forced open through threats to the passengers or
> > cabin crew.
> The crew would surely have enough time/brains to hit the PANIC/HIJACK
> button that alerts the FAA and others.
> The senerio I heard, the one I see mostlikely.
> Someone bumrushed the cockpit and shot the crew before they could do
> anything.
>
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