Southwest Pilot Climbs Through Cockpit Window to Regain Access to Flight Deck
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A Southwest Airlines pilot had to climb through the cockpit window after a passenger accidentally closed and locked the door to the plane's control center on a flight from San Diego to Sacramento. Despite the delay, the flight departed only eight minutes late. The incident happened during boarding when a passenger exiting a bathroom accidentally pushed close the door to the flight deck, which locked as designed.
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