Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:From the NYT:
"An Asia-based pilot of a Boeing 777-200, who asked not to be identified because he was not authorized to speak to reporters, said an ascent above the plane’s service limit of 43,100 feet, along with a depressurized cabin, could have rendered the passengers and crew unconscious, and could be a deliberate maneuver by a pilot or hijacker."
I can't believe the NYT printed this. So, is this supposed hijacker wearing a space suit? Did he hide it in his carry on luggage? How else would this hijacker survive in that altitude? If the cabin is depressurized, the temperature drops to what?? The hijacker would be frozen along with everyone else.
If it's true the plane ascended at some point, it's possible a malfunction in the autopilot did this? A struggle in the cockpit? Sabotage? An explosion?
Whatever happened, I'm betting it's malfunction + pilot error. My heart goes out to the families. Unbearable for them.