Bravery of Israeli passengers on plane

Looks that way Fallingstar or maybe they only get cursory checks, I bet they will be much stricter after this.
It isn’t unknown for a pilot to take a plane down so am very surprised he managed to get a knife on board.
Thank God the passengers foiled this attack and so lucky other pilots were on board.

@Oreo
I am also very surprised the pilots were not checked for knives, I mean passengers go through very stringent checks, are we to assume that pilots and cabin staff don’t??

Fallingstar

Horrifying, just horrifying!!
I imagine Israelis will now be extremely fearful of flying anywhere.
Thoughts are with those who must have been traumatised by this horrible incident.

I’m afraid you underestimate Israelis. They all grow up knowing they will have to serve in the IDF in one capacity or another. The young men I know of started fitness training in their early teens so they would be super fit and could get into the elite divisions. It will take more than this incident to stop any Israeli from getting on a plane.

If the stabbed pilot hadn't managed to unlock the door they would all have perished. Surely there needs to be a way found for the door to be easily unlocked from inside, perhaps a panic button on the steering column.

Horrifying, just horrifying!!
I imagine Israelis will now be extremely fearful of flying anywhere.
Thoughts are with those who must have been traumatised by this horrible incident.

Basgetti

I wonder whether the fact that many of the Israeli passengers would have had military training meant that just kicked in and they acted without thinking?

Remarkable people. Dread to think what could have happened.
So glad the passengers are all safely back home with their families now.

Yes, it’s what I thought, as most men would have perhaps stayed in their seats with their families.Israelis have had a more heightened awareness of danger generally than most people too.
Am also surprised that the pilots were not checked for knives!

That must have been terrifying for all on board. Thank goodness for those brave passengers and the fact that two other pilots were travelling on that flight.

How did the co-pilot manage to carry a knife on to the plane? Are air crew not subjected to the same security checks as passengers?

It was astounding, a different outcome would have had in my view a similar impact to 9/11. I cant imagine the terror. I am always in awe of courage.

Basgetti

I wonder whether the fact that many of the Israeli passengers would have had military training meant that just kicked in and they acted without thinking?

Remarkable people. Dread to think what could have happened.
So glad the passengers are all safely back home with their families now.

The article I read seemed to think that was the case. Quite a high proportion of the passengers would have had military training.
Thank goodness the pilot managed to unlock the door.

Such a terrifying incident. So glad the passengers arrived safely thanks to the courage of those who intervened.

I wonder whether the fact that many of the Israeli passengers would have had military training meant that just kicked in and they acted without thinking?

Remarkable people. Dread to think what could have happened.
So glad the passengers are all safely back home with their families now.

It was a miracle.

Lots of questions now, how are airlines going to vet pilots?

Will all flights have to have air marshalls?

Muslim extremism again making everyone’s lives difficult and changing the way we live.

Fantastic stroke of luck those other 2 pilots were on board. Must have been terrifying.

So lucky with the other pilots on board. Must have been terrifying!

Very brave people who acted selflessly.

Thank goodness 2 pilots were amongst the passengers.
I have been on a plane that hit a wind pocket and that was scary but to plummet almost vertically, as the BBC News showed, must have been terrifying.
Very pleased everyone has survived, physically anyway.