The Association of Professional Flight Attendants Continues Push for Federal No-Fly List for...

The Association of Professional Flight Attendants Continues Push for Federal No-Fly List for Disruptive Passengers

(Euless, TX) - In the past week alone, Flight Attendants at American have experienced two separate, dangerous disruptive passenger incidents that caused both flights to divert to airports other than their intended destination. Flight Attendants are concerned for the safety of our passengers and crew and never know what to expect when the aircraft takes off. The position of our Union has been clear and consistent: We must ensure these offenders face prosecution to the full extent of the law with appropriate fines, criminal penalties, and applicable flying bans.

APFA, in collaboration with other Flight Attendant Unions, has been pushing for a federal "no-fly” list to protect our Flight Attendants and passengers from the small number of people who threaten to hurt our crews and other passengers.

Eight senators, including Senators Ted Cruz (R-TX), Marco Rubio (R-FL), and Rick Scott (R-FL), all of whom represent large numbers of American Flight Attendants at crew bases in Dallas/ Ft. Worth and Miami, sent a letter to DOT Secretary Buttigieg in opposition to the creation of a federal “no-fly” list, leaving our crews at risk.

"Flight Attendants continue to face physical and verbal abuse, and we cannot sit by and allow these offenders to commit these dangerous acts from airline to airline. This behavior must stop. We need the added accountability of a federal 'no-fly" list to protect all crewmembers and passengers across the industry," said APFA National President Julie Hedrick.


About APFA:
The Association of Professional Flight Attendants (APFA) represents the 24,000+ Flight Attendants of American Airlines, an airline that consists of aviation professionals with a diverse history brought together from multiple airlines. From APFA’s inception in 1977, the Union has fiercely advocated for the Flight Attendant profession. Our Union has been at the forefront of the fight for workplace equality, legislative affairs, and worker’s rights.


APFA Headquarters:
(817) 540-0108 | www.apfa.org | 1004 W. Euless Blvd, Euless, TX 76040