The focus of the podcast is an article in Transport Security International Magazine, that examines the “Skyjack Sunday” events of 1970, when four planes were hijacked by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. In it the author, Dr. Jonathan Zimmerli, uses archival sources to investigate why airports and airlines were so poorly prepared for the attacks and whether lessons learned from this event were applied in the future. He argues that similar failings contributed to the events of 9/11 and highlights the ongoing challenge of balancing security with customer satisfaction in the aviation industry.