article_snippet: Philip Baum, editor of Aviation Security International, said the tragedy was partly due to 'knee-jerk' controls introduced after 9/11.
article_snippet: Philip Baum, editor of Aviation Security International told The Independent: 'The ill-thought reinforced cockpit door has had catastrophic consequences.'
article_snippet: Mr Baum said thinking about airline safety had been skewed by the 2001 terror attacks, adding that there had been 'excessive attention given to terrorism' and a 'failure to address other threats to aviation security'.
article_snippet: 9/11 rules allowed tragedy to happen .
article_snippet: The disaster was made possible because of rules introduced after the 9/11 attacks to keep hijackers out of aircraft cockpits.
article_snippet: These were made mandatory after the 9/11 terror attacks on the US.