DCA and the 30 minute rule.

"Ardna" writes:

The TSA or whoever after 9/11 imposed a rule on flights in and out of DCA
that no passenger may leave their seat until 30 minutes after takeoff and 30
minutes before landing. My question is simple, what if 6 people all stand up
at once on say , a 737. Are the two cabin crew members going to be able to
do anything about it ? And yes, some of you are going to reply with the fact
that there may be air marshals on the flight, but say there wasn't - what
could 2 cabin crew really do to stop 6 people at once ?

First thing, warn the people in the cockpit about it. So they can be
especially careful about the door; it'd be a bad time to go out to
take a leak, for example.

The two crew members probably aren't going to be able to do anything
in terms of controlling the 6 hijackers by force, no.

Of course, telling them all to sit down, loudly, so everybody hears,
and saying that if they don't it'll be obvious they're hijackers and
the passengers should stomp them might work.
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"David Dyer-Bennet" wrote in message
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First thing, warn the people in the cockpit about it. So they can be
especially careful about the door; it'd be a bad time to go out to
take a leak, for example.

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But the 6 people stood up because they all had to take a leak at the same
time. There could be a fight at the bathroom door.

"Chuck" writes:

"David Dyer-Bennet" wrote in message
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First thing, warn the people in the cockpit about it. So they can be
especially careful about the door; it'd be a bad time to go out to
take a leak, for example.

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But the 6 people stood up because they all had to take a leak at the same
time. There could be a fight at the bathroom door.

So they'll sit down when told. It can be sorted out easily enough, if
nobody does anything too stupid.
--
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But why just DCA ? Surely our other cities that have a major airport within
15 miles of downtown, deserve this level of 'security' ?

I really think that the whole security thing has to be revisited. At the
orange level, they have anti-aircraft systems placed about monuments while
the nuke plants get the local cops and some national guard patrolling the
perimeter - I feel safer already.





"David Dyer-Bennet" wrote in message
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"Chuck" writes:

"David Dyer-Bennet" wrote in message
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First thing, warn the people in the cockpit about it. So they can be
especially careful about the door; it'd be a bad time to go out to
take a leak, for example.

snip

But the 6 people stood up because they all had to take a leak at the
same
time. There could be a fight at the bathroom door.

So they'll sit down when told. It can be sorted out easily enough, if
nobody does anything too stupid.
--
David Dyer-Bennet, , http://www.dd-b.net/dd-b/
RKBA: http://noguns-nomoney.com http://www.dd-b.net/carry/
Photos: dd-b.lighthunters.net Snapshots:
www.dd-b.net/dd-b/SnapshotAlbum/
Dragaera/Steven Brust: http://dragaera.info/

"Ardna" wrote in message news:8NnRb.3118$QJ3.1731@fed1read04...
But why just DCA ? Surely our other cities that have a major airport within
15 miles of downtown, deserve this level of 'security' ?

Welcome to hell inside the beltway. Same reason we're practically shutting
down the three closest in GA fields.