May 14 (UPI) — Access codes to the cockpit doors on United planes were made public, the airline announced, but United promised it has procedures in place to keep the deck secure.
In an emailed statement to NBC Los Angeles, Maddie King said Saturday that “the information was inadvertently made public.”
But she said, “I can confirm it was not a breach.”
“The safety of our customers and crew is our top priority and United utilizes a number of measures to keep our flight decks secure beyond door access information,” King said. “In the interim, this protocol ensures our cockpits remain secure.”
She said the airline does not discuss security procedures.
In messages obtained by CNN, the airline’s pilots were told “flight deck access procedures may have been compromised and a corrective plan was being established.”
United has 4,496 daily departures. The airline serves 215 domestic airports and 122 international destinations, according to United’s website. It operates 744 aircraft, according to Planespotters.net.
After 9-11 in 2001 when terrorists entered the cockpits, the Federal Aviation Administration told commercial airlines to adopt systems to prevent the takeover of passenger planes, including locking cockpit doors.
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