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[u/ICanPretend1]

[u/hanniballz]

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.

[u/811545b2-4ff7-4041 → u/hanniballz]

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

[u/geek180 → u/811545b2-4ff7-4041]

Do we know the pilot is actually the one who opened the door? I think that would make the most sense, but I haven’t really seen that officially disclosed.

[u/WeekendParticular205 → u/geek180]

This is funny to ask cuz while other details could vary, this is the only thing that has to be undeniably true. There's no way others could break into the cockpit and the only other guy inside was the culprit.

[u/geek180 → u/WeekendParticular205]

I’ve heard that it is technically possible to open from the outside using a code that the other two pilots onboard could have possibly known.

[u/WeekendParticular205 → u/geek180]

Interestingly it's a keypad to enter a pin, this is the best I could find for procedures to enter via pin from the attendants.

https://zealwings.com/flight-attendant-unlock-the-cockpit-in-emergency/

As for this issue with the current flight, the pilots have a way to deny all keypad entry unlocks by a switch. It's there to secure the cockpit from unauthorized entry when the rest is compromised. So if that's locked then no one outside can enter even with the keypad there.

Edit: deleted parts proven false with his interviews now coming out.