The backlash is growing against a plan to remove small knives, golf clubs and other sports equipment from the list of items banned from US aircraft.
Flight attendants, pilots, federal air marshals and even insurance companies have joined the opposition to the Transportation Security Administration's new policy.
The Flight Attendants Union Coalition, which representing nearly 90,000 flight attendants, said it is coordinating a nationwide legislative and public education campaign to reverse the policy announced by TSA Administrator John Pistole this week.
A petition posted on the White House's We The People website has already garnered more than 9,000 signatures.
"The continued ban on dangerous objects is an integral layer in aviation security and must remain in place," the coalition said.
A TSA employee beckons passengers forward to be searched Jon Adler, who represents the interests of federal air marshals, complained that he and other "stakeholders" were not consulted by the TSA before the "countersafety policy" was announced.
His Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association plans to ask Congress to block the policy change.
Pilots also oppose allowing knives of any kind in airliner cabins.
"We believe the threat is still real and the removal of any layer of security will put crew members and the flying public unnecessarily in harm's way," said Mike Karn from the Coalition of Airline Pilot Associations.
The plan has aviation insurers concerned as well.
"We think this move is a bad idea, and isn't in the interests of the travelling public or flight crews in the aviation industry," said Joe Strickland from Allianz.
The new policy, which is due to go into effect on April 25, permits folding knives with blades that are 6cm (2.36in) or less in length and are less than 1.3cm (1/2in) wide.
The policy is aimed at allowing passengers to carry pen knives, corkscrews with small blades and other small knives.
Items like box cutters - used in the 9/11 attacks - and razor blades will still be prohibited.
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