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Nevilledog

(55,083 posts) Sat Jun 12, 2021, 01:31 AM Jun 2021

Yeah....I'm not getting on a plane for the foreseeable future [View all]

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Kim Zetter
@KimZetter
What is happening? This is the second time someone has done something like this in a week. Tweet says he tried to hijack plane but followup tweet say he was trying to open the door to the outside.

AB
@alifuckingburns
Someone tried hijacking our plane from LAX to ATL
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Yeah....I'm not getting on a plane for the foreseeable future [View all] Nevilledog Jun 2021 OP

Another victim of "corona-brain". Buckeye_Democrat Jun 2021 #1

.... BradAllison Jun 2021 #2

I consider myself fortunate... 2naSalit Jun 2021 #3

trying to open a door is hijacking. altering the course the plane will fly to...straight down nt msongs Jun 2021 #4

It's physically not possible to open the door greenjar_01 Jun 2021 #5

DIY WHITT Jun 2021 #6

That's what I was thinking as well. BigmanPigman Jun 2021 #7

There are around 6,000 US commercial flights per day Effete Snob Jun 2021 #10

The ratio of daily flights to Air Marshals is huge. LudwigPastorius Jun 2021 #8

With no difference in outcome Effete Snob Jun 2021 #12

Yes, these days passengers will stop someone physically JI7 Jun 2021 #13

And They Take Seats From Paying Customers COL Mustard Jun 2021 #16

Are you serious??? Nt USALiberal Jun 2021 #18

Marshals aren't on every flight, it's random captain queeg Jun 2021 #29

oh boy. barbtries Jun 2021 #9

Yes. Driving on the freeway will get you shot Effete Snob Jun 2021 #11

i'm not looking forward to flying barbtries Jun 2021 #22

I thought this was going to be another cicadas-in-the-engine story! Tanuki Jun 2021 #14

cicada's are about done... HipChick Jun 2021 #19

thank you for that. barbtries Jun 2021 #23

Flying to Florida for a long weekend in 2 weeks Freddie Jun 2021 #15

30,000 domestic flights per day in the US. TraceNC Jun 2021 #17

Flying outside the country in a couple of weeks... HipChick Jun 2021 #20

The airlines stock "Tuff Cuffs" on the airplanes and train crews in their use. mn9driver Jun 2021 #25

Do the math! Nt USALiberal Jun 2021 #21

Flying back to LAX tomorrow. Hope the flight is idiot free ZonkerHarris Jun 2021 #24

The airlines recently began serving alcohol again. Combine that with mn9driver Jun 2021 #26

I took a flight in May and had no issues LetMyPeopleVote Jun 2021 #27

We don't have much choice DFW Jun 2021 #28

Interesting isn't, supposedly all this data is being collected about us that is suppose to predict if ShazamIam Jun 2021 #30