An Air Canada Jazz pilot who left the cockpit of his passenger jet to use a back washroom moments before landing found himself locked out upon his return.  The pilot eventually busted into the cockpit and safely landed the Bombardier CRJ-100, but not before alarming some 50 passengers who watched him bang on the door and talk frantically with the cockpit through an onboard telephone for several minutes.  The first officer had remained on the flight deck, but was unable to open the jammed door, forcing the crew to remove it from its hinges with only 30 minutes remaining in the flight from Ottawa to Winnipeg.

I'm really glad the pilot was able to get back into the airplane to land it safely but this opens up the door to some security questions.  If this pilot is able to break into the cockpit, what is stopping terrorist of doing the same and using the plane as a weapon.  I know all the planes have to have a locked cockpit, but what is a locked cockpit if you can easily take it off its hinges?  I really hope that terrorist don't wise up to this and try this method to harm many Americans like they did in the past.