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Just got home from my sister's wedding. should have been home on Tuesday...
We were in the air when the first plane hit the World Trade Center; we could see it from our window. We were at the terminal when the second tower collapsed and watched it through the windows.
Everyone else okay?
So the flight restriction has been raised now?
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Thats Cpt SIR SIG to you!
More then meets the eye,
His a MapMaker in disguise.
no...i rented a car and drove.
the flight restriction has been lifted, but the airports have to clear inspectionon a case-by-case basis. the first flights are mostly getting people who were rerouted to the correct airports and getting people who had been lecft stranded to their destinations.
i don't expect to see any real resumption of flights for another couple of days.
They are still limiting flights, as some airports have yet to comply to the new FAA security regulations. They are also limiting foreign airlines coming in from out of country.
We are still going to be on high alert for some time. I just hope it wouldn't extend through November or December for the holidays.
OBTW, in Hawaii, we got a ferry service started up today as an alternative inter-island travel. The price of the one-way ticket is $70 and it takes approximately four hours to get to your destination. And as a precaution, they have stepped up security procedures on arriving cruise ships.
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Anyhoo, just some random thoughts...
[This message has been edited by REG (edited 09-14-2001).]
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They need new security procedures onboard aircraft. And they could learn it from Star Trek (although I am sure it is based on military procedures). For example:
1. "Never let them take the bridge." I know it is human nature for pilots to open that flimsy door (we'll get back to this later) when the hijacker is threatening civilian lives as well as the lives of the crew (i.e., flight attendant) and tries to talk some sense to the hijackers. I know this sounds horrible to sacrifice the lives of those passenger before giving up the control of the plane, but that is the primary objective for hijacking.
2. Flight Attendant Training. Before we ridicule men applying for this job. Since Tuesday, we should change our mind and our attitude. Not only that, although the flight attendant's job is to cater to the need and comfort of passengers to make their flight (whether it is long or short) enjoyable, they must also provide security not just to the passenger's lives but the security of the plane, first and foremost. IOW, they have to protect that flimsy door that separates the cockpit from the cabin area. From now on, the training for the flight attendant must also consist of security procedures as well as close-quarter defense training.
3. "The flimsy door." In trying to secure the cockpit, the door must serve as the last line of defense. In every plane I have boarded, I see this closet-type door, some slide, some folded, some like a regular closet door. But it serve zero protection for the pilot and cockpit control.
4. Security cameras. We need to install randomnly hidden security cameras monitoring the cabin area, that way the pilots as well as flight attendans can see the problem before it gets worse. And the pilots can see what is going on in the cabin without opening the door.
These are some suggestions that they should consider if not implement in building future aircraft and changing airline policies.
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Anyhoo, just some random thoughts...
[This message has been edited by REG (edited 09-14-2001).]