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Modern cockpit doors are heavily reinforced and usually locked from the inside. However, they incorporate an emergency access system that allows cabin crew to open them from the outside using a keypad code, after a time delay, if there's no response from the pilots. This is a crucial safety feature, as demonstrated in the flydubai incident.
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