Flight Attendants Enlist Passengers In 'Knife Fight' At Airports Nationwide
Flight Attendants Enlist Passengers In 'Knife Fight' At Airports Nationwide
Washington, DC – April 2-5, 2013 - The Coalition of Flight Attendant Unions, representing 90,000 Flight Attendants, continues leafleting events this week 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.comand 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 Tuesday, April 2-5:
| Tuesday, April 2 | Tuesday, April 2 |
| New York LaGuardia Airport | Philadelphia International Airport |
| American Airlines Departures | Outside F Terminal |
| Time: 11:00 am - 1:00 pm ET | Time: 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm ET |
| Contact: Christian Casadey, 718-301-6838 | Contact: Corey Caldwell, 202-434-0586 |
| Wednesday, April 3 | Thursday, April 4 |
| Philadelphia International Airport | San Francisco International Airport |
| Outside F Terminal | American Airlines Terminal 2 |
| Time: 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm ET | Time: 11:00 am - 1:00 pm PT |
| Contact: Corey Caldwell, 202-434-0586 | Contact: Julie Hedrick, 707-694-4552 |
| Thursday, April 4 | Thursday, April 4 |
| Philadelphia International Airport | Chicago O’Hare International Airport |
| Outside F Terminal | Time: 11:00 am - 1:00 pm CT |
| Time: 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm ET | Contact: Christine Copp, 773-301-4300 |
| Contact: Corey Caldwell, 202-434-0586 |
| Friday, April 5 | Friday, April 5 |
| Boston Logan Airport | Philadelphia International Airport |
| Terminal B - Departure Level | Outside F Terminal |
| Time: 4:30 am – 10:30 am ET | Time: 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm Eastern Time |
| Contact: Eugenio Vargas, 401-952-7126 | Contact: Corey Caldwell, 202-434-0586 |
Air Marshals, Pilots, Transportation Security Officers and airline CEOs agree with Flight Attendants. No knives, ever again.
Media Contacts: Corey Caldwell, AFA-CWA, [email protected]; Jamie Horwitz, TWU, [email protected] ; Leslie Mayo, APFA, [email protected] ; James Carlson, IAM, [email protected]; David White, IBT,[email protected] .
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).
