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That isn't a thing that happens anymore, because passengers don't tolerate anybody making trouble. This double-doors stuff is alarmist theater for a fabricated threat.


> passengers don't tolerate anybody making trouble

Examples of this? The shoe bomber is one, but the shoe bomber was solo. I don't know what a situation would look like in a 9/11 attack where you have 4-5 attackers. Esp in a widebody jet


Search for "restrained by passengers". Passengers and flight attendants duct-tape idiots to seats all the time.

What is that has you suddenly so afraid of a repeat of a thing that last happened over 20 years ago?


Because the only example we have of passengers fighting back against multiple armed hijackers ended in flight 93. A single passenger is easy, see the shoe bomber. I don’t think everyone will get so righteous if 10 people were threatening a flight.

Armored flight deck doors are the real winner here




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