Local Pilot's Insight on Hijack Scare

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Wisconsin's Midday News has your Top Two at Two. Guests include ABC News Correspondent Jim Ryan and a local airline pilot, who shares his expert insight on the hijack scare.

Local Pilot's Insight on Hijack Scare

A local airline pilot talks about how a United Airlines flight from Chicago to Minneapolis made an emergency landing in Wisconsin on Friday, May 29th. The pilot used a hijacking alert code, prompting authorities to arrest a passenger who had allegedly tried to enter the cockpit. Was he surprised by the word choice? Is that standard language anytime someone attempts to breach the cockpit? As a pilot, what announcements is he making to assure passengers that they’re safe amid an emergency landing? Why would they choose to land in Madison vs. Chicago? How has the hijacking concern remained present in pilots’ minds post 9/11?

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1. Inside perspective on the hijack scare that prompted a plane to divert to Madison over the weekend. 2. Security officials in Los Angeles are preparing for next week's kickoff of the FIFA World Cup which opens in LA and will last for weeks in cities across the country.

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