handling on board problems. They are however not well trained in recognizing problems before they occur. As with anywhere in the airport you must secure your own security. Flight attendants and pilots may have some training in dealing with on board threats such as drunk or unruly travelers, but in my travel experience they have very little. Aircraft hijackings and attacks are not that common, however we must understand that terrorist organizations are constantly working and planning for their next airlines terror attack, if this were not so, we would not be hearing about such grandly planned and highly technical aircraft takeovers. The fact of the matter is that the next airlines hijacking and bombing is just around the corner. Airlines hijacking and bombing are not a matter of IF but WHEN.
Some examples of mid air terror attacks are: In 1988, a bomb hidden in a radio destroyed Pan Am Flight 103 over the city of Lockerbie, Scotland, killing 270 people. Since this bombing airport security screening has much improved in most western countries. But in many other countries security screening is years behind in technology and security staff training. And who could forget the 9-11 hijacking of 3 American Airlines planes that were used to murder travelers. On flight 93, passengers were recorded as fighting back the terrorists and keeping them from reaching possibly other targets that would have taken more innocent lives. |
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