FILE - In this Jan. 4, 2010 file photo, TSA officer Robert Howard signals an airline passenger forward at a security check-point at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in SeaTac, Wash. Flight attendants, pilots, federal air marshals and even insurance companies are part of a growing backlash to the Transportation Security Administration’s new policy allowing passengers to carry small knives and sports equipment like souvenir baseball bats and golf clubs onto planes. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)
Delta CEO objects to TSA allowing small knives
Published: 10:03:39 PM, Fri 08 March 2013 UTC
ATLANTA (AP) — The CEO of Delta Air Lines is objecting to plans by the Transportation Security Administration to allow small knives back on planes.
Richard Anderson's letter to TSA administrator John Pistole on Thursday says he shares the "legitimate concerns" of Delta flight attendants about the decision. He says allowing small knives will do little to speed up passenger screening — but adds risk for cabin staff and passengers.
Flight attendant unions have opposed the new policy, which goes into effect April 25. Flight attendants at Delta Air Lines Inc. are not in a union.
The new TSA policy also allows things like souvenir baseball bats and golf clubs on board as well. Anderson's letter does not address those items.
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