No Joke: Flight Attendants Enlist Passengers In 'Knife Fight' At Airports Nationwide
WASHINGTON, April 1, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Coalition of Flight Attendant Unions, representing 90,000 Flight Attendants, continues a series of leafleting events at airports around the country to directly enlist passengers in the fight to keep knives out of the aircraft cabin. Leaflets encourage passengers to sign the petition to the White House at www.NoKnivesOnPlanes.com and to call their member of Congress to support the No Knives Act of 2013, introduced by Congressman Ed Markey (D-MA) and Congressman Michael Grimm (R-NY).
Airport Leafleting and Local Times for Monday, April 1:
| Chicago O'Hare International Airport Terminal Three – Outside Security Time: 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm CT Contact: TJ Sesko, 312-961-5537 |
Denver International Airport Outside Level 6 – West/ Passenger Drop-Off Time: 10:00 am to 2:00 pm Mountain Time Contact: Ken Kyle, 303-913-6978 |
| Miami International Airport American Airlines Departures Time: 11:00 am - 1:00 pm Contact: Todd McJunkin, 212-518-3987
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New York LaGuardia Airport American Airlines Departures Time: 11:00 am - 1:00 pm Contact: Dane Townsend-Pepper, 917-548-4555 |
| Los Angeles International Airport Tom Bradley International Departure Level 12:30 pm Press Conference w/ U.S. Reps. Waters & Hahn Leafleting UAL & AA departures 10:00 am - 2:00 pm PT Contacts: Dante Harris 818-415-8190 / John Nikides, 310-691-3100
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Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport Terminal 4, Departure Level Near Security Checkpoints A/B Time: 10:00 am to 12:00 Noon MT Contact: Corey Caldwell, 202-434-0586
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| Pittsburg International Airport Transit Level/Outside Security Time: 12:00 pm (Noon) to 2:00 pm Eastern Time Contact: Corey Caldwell, 202-434-0586
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Sea-Tac International Airport Sky Bridge 5 Time: 8:00 am to 12:00 Noon PT Contact: Corey Caldwell, 202-434-0586
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| Washington Dulles International Airport Departure Level – UAL Ticket Counter Entrance Time: 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm Eastern Time Contact: Corey Caldwell, 202-434-0586 |
Leafleting will continue throughout the week including airports in Boston, Washington DC and San Francisco. Air Marshals, Pilots, Transportation Security Officers and airline CEOs agree with Flight Attendants. No knives, ever again.
The Coalition of Flight Attendant Unions coordinates on issues of mutual interest to Flight Attendants. Members of the Coalition are the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA-CWA), Association of Professional Flight Attendants (APFA), Transport Workers Union (TWU), International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT), International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM).
SOURCE The Coalition of Flight Attendant Unions
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