Originally Posted by tommyleo

I'm trying to figure out why flight crews think that they are such a security risk. Fact is, when terrorists want to attack an airplane, it's not the flight crew in particular whom the terrorists are targeting. The point is to take out the plane and everyone in it, resulting not only in a massive tragedy by killing many people but also scaring (terrorizing) people who were not even on the flight.

That said, perhaps the fear is that a terrorist will follow a flight crew into a hotel and get his hands on a uniform and ID. But if that were really a concern, why would flight crews take an ordinary hotel shuttle while still wearing their uniforms?