Tirana Hijack: Crew Interview
be safe. The Italian authorities were every time the cockpit door is opened opted to hijack our flight to Italy. He
confused because throughout the and we are limiting the opening of had bought a normal ticket to Izmir
incident and even once I had cockpit door to a minimum. via Istanbul.
deplaned, I had said there were three PB: What are your thoughts on the PB: It is said that he had actually
hijackers and yet there seemed to be deployment of CCTV and secondary converted to Christianity and that he
just one. barriers? didn’t wish to serve in a Muslim army. If
PB: How do you feel you handled the M G : The installation of cockpit so, why did he wish to protest about The
situation? cameras, of which we already have Pope’s statements concerning Islam?
MG: I am totally satisfied with the some on our newer Airbus fleet, is a MG: It’s all very strange. During the
way we handled it. I am happy. We necessity, but this can’t happen incident he referred to The Pope’s
made a safe landing. Nobody was overnight. I wasn’t aware of the comments. He now says he converted to
hurt. No aircraft destroyed. We just existence of secondary barriers but they Christianity.
lost time; time that can be regained in sound like an excellent idea. PB: What effect did the incident have
the future. PB: What happened to Ekinci? on you upon your return to Turkey?
PB: What lessons were learned? MG: He is awaiting trial. He was told MG: It was a trauma. We had trouble
MG: Perhaps we need to be more that he is likely to face between 7 and sleeping. I dreamt I lost a wing. But, I
security-conscious in our daily 14 years imprisonment and, allegedly, was flying five days later.
behaviour. We have certainly reviewed attempted to commit suicide. He will be ND: I had 11 days off. I had trouble
our cockpit door procedures in tried and sentenced in Italy rather than sleeping. But, now I’m fine…
relation to the serving of food and extradited to Turkey.
drinks to flight deck personnel and PB: What do we know about Ekinci?
toilet usage. We redefined the line MG: He had gone AWOL from his
between cabin service and cabin Turkish military service 6 months The Editor and Publisher of Aviation
security functions and reviewed before it concluded. He travelled to Security International would like to
procedures in the cabin crew manual. Albania, where he had claimed express their appreciation to Turkish
We are awaiting the Civil Aviation asylum. The Albanians had denied Airlines for facilitating this interview, in
Authority’s approval of our new him asylum and he knew that they particular Ahmet Kanik, Director of
security regime. The main thing is that were set to deport him back to Turkey. Security and Buket Bekaroglu, Security
we now block the aisle with the trolley Rather than wait for that day, he Instructor, and the crew of TK 1476.
12 April 2007 Aviationsecurityinternational
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