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| <td><p><b>Preamble</b>: A brief history of aircraft hijacking, improvements in aviation security, and a short overview of terrorism. Although 'who' is not known, this preamble suggests the kind of operative(s) involved.</p></td>
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| <td><p><b>Purpose</b>: A hijacking must have a purpose. Defining the purpose of the exercise is pre-requisite to targeting a type of aircraft. </p></td>
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| <td><p><b>Preparation</b>: Basically an information-gathering stage. Everything that needs to be known about a target aircraft, flight paths, timetables, and security controls.</p></td>
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| <td><p><b>Problems</b>: Evidence suggests that if MH370 had been hijacked the attempt was only partially successful. Hijackers would not have intended for the flight to end in the south Indian Ocean.</p></td>
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Hijacking MH370
This Section accepts the possibility that Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 was hijacked, and explores how it could have been done.
Hijacking an aircraft is a terrorist act and a crime. In Malaysia that could lead to a death penalty; in other jurisdictions up to life in prison.
Hijacking any commercial passenger jet since the events of September 11, 2001 would not be easy. Prior to 9/11 the cockpit was often easily accessed and airline policy was generally to comply with a hijacker's demands. But all that has since changed.
So, if a Malaysia Airlines' Boeing 777 were the target of a hijacking attempt in 2014 what would be involved? There is no revealed plan, there are no informants, there were no named suspects, there is nothing substantial on which to build a case. So everything in this Section is like reverse-engineering: assume a hijack was attempted and, knowing that MH370 headed north-west over the Andaman Sea instead of going to China, devise a possible method.
This Section is divided into sub-pages each with a Topic representing a Stage in the planning and execution process. Each Topic is summarised below. The navigation buttons on the right link to relevant sub-pages.
