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Flight Attendants Protest New Policy On Knives

March 7th, 2013 12:29 pm Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — The vice president of a flight attendants union says a new policy that would allow airline passengers to carry small knives is “outrageous.”

Sara Nelson, vice president of the Association of Flight Attendants, says they have to deal with “unruly passengers every day.” She says flight attendants are an aircraft’s “last line of defense,” and says the new rule puts them “in a much more dangerous position.”

On Tuesday the Transportation Security Administration announced a policy change that would allow airline passengers to carry small knives, souvenir baseball bats, golf clubs and other sports equipment onto planes, beginning next month.

Appearing Thursday on NBC’s “Today,” Nelson said the policy change “cannot stand.” She says even small knives can be deadly weapons.



  • tdm3624

    [The vice president of a flight attendants union says a new policy that would allow airline passengers to carry small knives is “outrageous.”]

    Please, it’s not “outrageous”. Concerning to some, perhaps, but not outrageous. Small pocket knives are a useful tool. I carry one around all the time.

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    ARLINGTON, VA—In a notable relaxation of its existing security protocols, the Transportation Security Administration announced Thursday that it will henceforth allow small terrorists on commercial aircraft. “After reviewing our longstanding policies, we have decided to ease our boarding requirements to allow any terrorist 5 feet tall or shorter to enter the airplane cabin,” TSA administrator John S. Pistole said in a prepared statement, specifying that any violent radical attempting to pass through security will be subject to an additional screening ensuring they weigh less than 135 pounds and are no broader than 18 inches at their widest point. “It’s a simple system that hopefully everyone will be able to understand. We will also display a height chart outside security checkpoints so as to eliminate any confusion.” Pistole added that any terrorists not falling within the acceptable boarding dimensions will have to be checked.