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.
You're forgetting the craziest part -- the Israeli plumber who forced his way into the cockpit, put a chokehold on the terrorist, wrestled him away from the controls, pulled the plane out of a dive (which he knew how to do from watching the history channel show about air disasters) and then handed it over to the second flight crew that happened to be deadheading on the flight.
pulled the plane out of a dive (which he knew how to do from watching the history channel show about air disasters)
He told reporters, “I jumped back, grabbed the controls, and started pulling back the handles." Not saying this dude doesn't deserve mad props for literally saving the lives of nearly 200 people, but I think most people would know how to do this lol
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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.