Sun, Mar 21, 2010
AFA-CWA Launches Public Campaign To End Carry-On Crunch
The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA-CWA) have
released the results of a recent membership survey in which one out
of two flight attendants witnessed carry-on items falling from
overhead bins in the previous 60 days. The survey validated
anecdotal reports that carry-on baggage is out of control, mostly
due to recent fees to check luggage. The survey was released
Tuesday.
"We now have compelling evidence that flight attendants and
passengers are being injured by excess amounts of oversized
carry-on items," said Patricia Friend, AFA-CWA International
President. "AFA-CWA has been urging Congress, government agencies,
and carriers to establish reasonable carry-on limitations that will
improve the overall safety, health and security of crew and
passengers inside the aircraft cabin. These limits will reduce
injuries and distractions caused by carry-ons and allow flight
attendants to devote more attention to the critical task of
ensuring the safest and most secure flight possible."
According to the survey, over 80 percent of flight attendants
sustained injuries over the past year due to dealing with carry-ons
in overhead bins. The most common injury being strained and pulled
muscles in the neck, arms and upper back. The survey was compiled
from a representative sample of the 50,000 AFA-CWA members at 22
U.S. airlines.
AFA-CWA today also launched a new website dedicated to
encouraging the traveling public to write to Congress, urging them
to pass legislation that would ease the carry-on situation.
Currently, there is a bill in the U.S. House of Representatives
that offers to set one standard for all bags carried on board U.S.
commercial aircraft. The Securing Carry-On Baggage Act, H.R. 2870,
would create a universal size for carry-on bags, instead of
allowing each carrier to determine its own size requirements and
requires the Transportation Security Administration to enforce the
rules.
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