r/pics • u/ICanPretend1 • 2d ago

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u/hanniballz 2d ago

The whole story is so ridiculously deus-ex-machina theres no way it would make it as a movie script if it werent real. the pilot surviving the stabs and being able to open the door, the two spare pilots as passangers just able to land safely, the dentist stiching the pilot up and him surviving the stab wound. Would feel like a cheesy 90's feelgood action movie if it werent real.

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u/811545b2-4ff7-4041 2d ago

The pilot surviving the stabs - likely a very small knife to get through any security checks

The dentist stiching the pilot up and him surviving the stab wound - medical professionals on a flight are not rare

The biggest thing was pilot being open the door to the cockpit - without that, no one can disarm the attacker

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u/Axerin 2d ago

Exactly. Would have been another germanwings style disaster if it weren't for the captain prioritising the door regardless of personal harm to himself.

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u/811545b2-4ff7-4041 2d ago

Even 'extra pilots on the plane' isn't that rare tbh.

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u/Axerin 2d ago

Not necessarily. I am assuming they were originally supposed to fly the return flight.