Pooping, Security Breach?

[Blindgreed1]

It always leads back to poop. Always.

Uh, Cars, haven't you seen Southwest on the news lately?

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Why yes, disturbing mishaps.

However, poop aside, IMO a security breach was committed when the "fortified cockpit door" (door was fortified to prevent terrorists access to cockpit) was opened during mid flight, thus allowing an unplanned seize the moment access to the cockpit by a deranged person, and or terrorist!
Luckily that did not happen this time, but if that practice is allowed to continue frequently, a seize the moment event can likely happen!

I've seen this many times, especially on long flights. It's not a security breach to open the cockpit door. If one FA went into the cockpit while the other stood guard at the door they were following their protocol. They also open the cockpit door to deliver coffee/tea etc... upon the pilots request.

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With the deplorable 911 event that occurred when the Pilot was forced to open the cockpit door, and terrorists took over flying the plane, caused the doors to be fortified to counteract forced entry to the cockpit.

Seems rather "futile" fortifying the cockpit door, if the cockpit door is in fact voluntarily opened by the pilot during the flight. (sometimes several times)
As for Coffee/Tea, it could/should be delivered through a lockable slide panel built in the door.

I'm not aware of anyone forcing their way into a cockpit to hijack a plane since 911, so I think whatever they're doing is working. I also believe there is a US Marshall on every flight unless they've discontinued that practice and gone back to random flights. I've seen more than a few in my travels. As far as the lockable slide panel, that has it's risks as well (a hand grenade, gun barrel or smoke bomb). They are pretty strict about their protocol and as I pointed out it's working to date.