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Originally Posted by W0X0F
I believe that's true, but now that I think of it...maybe the flight attendants have it too. I'll ask on my trip this Tuesday (20 hour layover in Las Vegas ). I've never heard a flight attendant mention it or even express any interest or knowledge of the access keypad.
I was talking to an ex-flight attendant (worked until a couple of years ago) and they said that all the flight crew have the access code to the cockpit, but the time delay allows the pilot to refuse entry within a certain time before the door opens.
Also they said that there are so many people working as flight attendants on large airlines that the staff generally don't know each other well and that it would be easy for an imposter to pose as staff if they could get hold of a uniform which they could change into on the plane. The video that the pilot looks at to check who is asking for access is generally pretty bad quality, so anybody pretending to be staff would have a pretty good chance of a) not being noticed by other staff as an imposter and b) gaining access to the cockpit.
From a more dubious source I heard that there is an emergency axe on board each plane that can be used for breaking down the cockpit door in emergencies. The axe is hidden away and only one member of crew is aware of it's location.
Thoughts on all of these W0X0F?