The longest flight in the world (photo by Magma Images, pixabay)
Commercial planes are still not required to install an additional barrier that experts agree will help keep terrorists, hijackers and other attackers out of cockpits.
“The threat and vulnerability remains that we could repeat 9/11 today,” said Ellen Cercini, the widow of Capt. Victor Cercini, the pilot of the doomed United Flight 175. He was 51 years old, the father of two daughters.
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The hijackers sent by al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden downed four planes on 9/11, two crashing into the World Trade Center, one into the Pentagon and one on a field in Shanksville, Pa., after brave passengers fought to gain control in front of it. Can reach the White House or the US Capitol.
The terrorists did their homework.
“The best time to storm the cockpit would be about 10 to 15 minutes after takeoff, when the cockpit doors usually open for the first time,” the 9/11 Commission found.
Apart from the knives they used to kill, 9/11 leader Muhammad Atta “did not believe they would need any other weapon. He was confident the cockpit doors would open and did not consider breaking them,” the report said.
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