A business travel industry group on Friday urged the Transportation Security Administration to delay implementation of a new policy allowing passengers to carry knives onboard passenger aircraft.
The Global Business Travel Association, whose 5,000 members manage more than $340 billion in business travel and meetings expenditures annually, said the new knife policy "raises significant safety concerns for business travelers who make nearly 40 million business trips each month."
The TSA policy shift to allow some small knives and other objects on flights is also opposed by pilot and flight-attendant groups. It is set to go into effect April 25.
