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I wait for the denial, because the AFP source is no official publication of the BAE. The BAE has still not confirmed such rumors - and I doubt they will change their schedules just because the NYT goes wild.
Especially it is strange that the captain leaves the cockpit already 30 minutes after take-off on a two hour flight.
Right now the media here is also going insane because the co-pilot "only" had 600 hours of flight experience.
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If that turns out to be true, medical incapacitation is looking like a likely cause. Personally I don't consider suicide a realistic scenario, mainly because it looks like the plane stayed in normal law during the descent.
Does not work that way.
From the cabin, its possible to unlock the door by entering a seven digit code - this then activates a buzzer in the cockpit, depending on the kind of entrance requested, there are then two options:
Routine: buzzer for a short time, door must be unlocked by person in cockpit.
Emergency: Buzzer stays on for 15-120 seconds, if entrance is not actively refused, the door gets unlocked.
The person inside the cockpit has the option to actively refuse any entrance to the cockpit. This then locks the door from outside for 5 - 20 minutes, depending on airline.
The door automatically unlocks on a loss of cockpit pressure. (So, if you want to get into the cockpit, blow a hole into the fuselage )
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