Article: Flight Attendants Practice Self-Defense

STEVE INSKEEP
Morning Edition (NPR)
08-31-2006
Flight Attendants Practice Self-Defense

Host: STEVE INSKEEP
Time 11:00-12:00 PM


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STEVE INSKEEP, host:

The response to the alleged plot and other security threats in recent years highlights some new responsibility for flight attendants. They still make the pre-flight announcements.

Unidentified Woman #1 (Flight Attendant): Ladies and gentlemen, the boarding door has been closed. We need all cellular phones turned off and stored at this time. And flight attendants prepare for departure.

INSKEEP: But they also have to worry about potential terrorists. Recent security scares have prompted crews to search, evacuate or divert planes ...

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