Ryanair

[Jimbuna]

The wife and daughter flew Ryanair once...plastic bucket seats without any padding and a curtain at the entrance to the flight deck/cockpit instead of a door

[Skybird]

Originally Posted by jimbuna

The wife and daughter flew Ryanair once...plastic bucket seats without any padding and a curtain at the entrance to the flight deck/cockpit instead of a door

Was that before 9/11? I thought that all commercial flights now must have armoured and locked doors to the flightdeck?

[soopaman2]

Originally Posted by Skybird

Was that before 9/11? I thought that all commercial flights now must have armoured and locked doors to the flightdeck?

I thought the same thing, but assume that is only restricted to American carriers. I thought the locked cockpit doors was an American thing (law), and we hold no sovereign control over foreign companies, especially ones who generally do not operate here.

My last international flight, I got manhandled on the way out, but found coming back the security process was much less invasive. (Barcelona, Spain) so I assume it is national based laws. (lol, they even let me keep a jar of olives)

5 years ago mind you.

[CCIP]

This picture on Wikipedia clearly shows a locked door, common to what you;'d see on US Airliners, here: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...-800_Cabin.jpg

However, searching, I also found this...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/72...gulations.html

Guess what airline is mentioned up front in that article

Was that before 9/11? I thought that all commercial flights now must have armoured and locked doors to the flightdeck?

Fly Air Wales, there is nothing between the pilot and the passengers apart from the stewardess.
Fly Air Aran and watch the pilot say hey fatty wait for the next flight.

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by Skybird

Was that before 9/11? I thought that all commercial flights now must have armoured and locked doors to the flightdeck?

I've just asked the daughter and she says if there was a door it was constantly open because she sat fascinated looking at the pilot and the instrument panels.

It could be the curtain was to allow a little privacy especially during a night flight with regard to passenger compartmjent lighting.

Either way I'd have expected the door to be closed and locked, even on an internal commercial flight.