Why would a terrorrist not dress like someone he is not?
That’s all the pilot needs to know as far as I am concerned
If the pilot was landing the aircraft and this guy would not get into his seat and buckle up, the pilot would have to drag him out. He can’t land with a person or any object loose in the cabin. I know I don’t want this guy landing on me at landing speed/crashing speed
If the pilot has to land now for the safety of all in running out of fuel doing go around for traffic that’s as vital as getting any shoe bomber the hell back in his seat now.
Reading all the responses, I think there probably is more to this story than has been reported. I should have looked beyond the report.
It is true that terrorists disguise themselves. It’s also true that at least for a time (don’t know if it’s still this way) people from nations that have a lot of terrorists were able to board planes without going through the searches). I think I remember hearing that they weren’t requiring searches of people wearing burkas either - but were patting down nuns.
I don’t see why the pilot was doing something other than flying the plane though. Maybe the “more to the story” is that the guy somehow jammed the lock from the inside so the attendants couldn’t open the door with the key and the only one strong enough to bust open the door was the pilot - in which case this guy’s actions put the whole plane at risk if the pilot was needed to actually fly the plane at that point. If that’s the case, then this guy is a fool to sue because discovery will not be kind to him.
Maybe this was a dry run, to see how the plane’s security would react to a locked bathroom door.
A lot of variables. I should have thought of those variables. Especially since this is the Daily Mail reporting, I should have realized there was probably more to the story.
The Jew-baiting was out of line. But as you say, there were probably a bunch of other variables. A pilot doesn’t stop piloting to go bust down the bathroom door and throw a guy out of it for no reason - especially when the attendants have the key.