If you were on a hijacked plane would you fight the hijackers or sit silently?

Question

If you were on a hijacked plane would you fight the hijackers or sit silently?

Answer 1

I'm pretty feisty,it would be interesting...x*x

Answer 2

Fight the attackers.  Either go out with a bang, or be one of the heroes (or THE hero) that saved the plane.

Answer 3

Fight.

Answer 4

I wouldn't fight the hijackers. I'd probably be in complete shock. I wouldn't know what to do! So I'd probably sit there.

Answer 5

Pre 9/11 wisdom was that the safest route to a successful hijacking outcome was to placate the perpetrator.  The historic hijacker profile was based on incidents that occurred in the 1960's.  One concept at the time was that hijackers were thought to be fleeing law enforcement with a goal of commandeering an aircraft to get them from point A to point B.  Flight crews were trained to passively try and control the situation but to not aggravate the hijacker.  This was the same flawed logic that failed the heroic flight crews of the ill-fated American and United Airlines flights in 2001.  Today, those that are committing these crimes are religious zealots determined to create as much havoc and chaos as possible in the name of their cause.  Their goal has been to use commercial aircraft as flying bombs with no intention of any outcome other than massive devastation.  A coordinated effort between flight crews and passengers is the ONLY chance of a non-catastrophic ending.  Fighting back is no longer a choice.  It is incumbent upon each person flying today to be vigilant in observing the movements and actions of everyone else on the plane.  Suspicious activity and/or anything out of the norm should be immediately reported to the flight crew.  Unfortunately, even banding together does not guarantee a peaceful outcome but surely we have learned from the horrors of 9/11 that doing nothing is not an option.

Answer 6

I'd probably jump out a window, that's what the emergency windows are for right? ;)

Answer 7

great point

Answer 8

I would crawl under something and cry like a baby for my Mommy and pray like crazy.  You wanted the truth.

Answer 9

i would probably do something stupid like try and fight..act first think later..thats me..