Two persons in cockpit at all times

The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has issued a recommendation stating that two crew members should be present in the cockpit of aircraft at all times during a flight. If the captain or co-pilot must leave the flight crew compartment, another crew member should replace him. At this stage, the recommendation is temporary and thus not legally binding, although many airlines spontaneously adapted their procedures in the wake of revelation of the circumstances of the crash of the Germanwings A320.…