How did hijackers get in cockpit?

Reports from flight attendants Ong said she thought that the hijackers had jammed their way in. The commission suggested they attacked the flight attendants to get a cockpit key, to force one of them to open the cockpit door, or to lure the captain or first officer out of the cockpit.



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How safe are cockpit doors? Extremely secure — so secure that they can withstand gunfire and even small grenades. Cockpit security systems are designed to allow a pilot access to the cockpit.

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A new documentary explores the theory that hijackers planned to take down a fifth plane on 9/11. But the theory raises many questions, not least why neither the FBI or the US government's landmark investigation into the disaster ever mentioned anything about United 23.

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Under this program, flight crew members are authorized by the Transportation Security Administration to use firearms to defend against acts of criminal violence or air piracy undertaken to gain control of their aircraft.

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You fly on aircraft operated by US based airlines whenever possible. Practically, you cannot break down the cockpit door. If you could, you'd have to worry about hijackers doing the same thing.

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It is understood that some airlines already adopt such a procedure, whereby if a pilot wishes to take a break, they must first call a crew member into the cockpit and once they have entered, only then can the pilot exit the cockpit - Something which more, if not all airlines could adopt.

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No they do not. The cockpit itself is pretty small in most planes and none of them have dedicated toilets installed in them. Pilots use the same restroom as the passengers, usually the one in the front of the passenger cabin.

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The program is conducted by specially trained undercover armed RCMP officers (known as aircraft protective officers – APOs) on selected domestic and international flights and all flights to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, in the United States.

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