United Adds Another Layer to Cockpit Security
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - United Airlines plans to install steel cable barriers on its planes to block access from the passenger cabin to the flight deck when the cockpit door is open, government and airline officials said on Wednesday.
It is the first voluntary move by a major U.S. carrier to take structural steps to restrict cockpit access beyond a post Sept. 11 requirement by the government for airlines to install stronger cockpit doors.
Bankrupt United, the No. 2 airline, lost two planes in the 2001 hijack attacks.
Jeff Green, a United spokesman, said the secondary barrier resembles a fence that blocks the forward crew corridor from the passenger cabin. It can be locked into the place when pilots leave the cockpit to use the restroom or receive meals.
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