06-24-2003, 08:52 PM
Quote:I doubt that this "policy" was the thing which prevented the passengers of taking over the plane, most likely was that they simply waited their lives off for someone else to be the hero.
Pre-9/11 I would never go against a hijacker carrying a knife, simply because the odds of getting hurt would be bigger than if I just waited them out. That's my personal opinion though, others might feel different.
After seeing 9/11 and what they were capable of doing, I guess I'd be going for their throats if it happened on a flight I was on today.
Quote:Oh and in 9/11 there was another airplane that was most likely taken by the passangers and even though didn't succeed to land safely at least didn't crash on another building that would've killed dozens, hundreds or maybe even hundreds more lives.
My memory might be a bit off here, but wasn't that because they heard that other planes had been crashed and then decided to confront the hijackers? I'm pretty sure I read that somewhere.
Like others mentioned in this thread, I'm sure a hijack today would result in much stiffer resistance from the passengers. Back before 9/11 I think most people would expect to walk out of the plane sooner or later, simply because most hijacks ended with the bad-guys being shot or simply surrendering.