The Nation - News from March 28, 1986

Striking flight attendants, citing a case involving a flight from St. Louis to Boston, accused TWA of jeopardizing safety by employing inexperienced replacements. In a meeting with staff members of a House transportation subcommittee, Victoria Frankovich, head of the Independent Federation of Flight Attendants, said rookie flight attendants acted improperly on the Wednesday night flight when the plane’s cabin filled with smoke. She said they delayed notifying the pilot of the smoke and did not know how to operate emergency exit doors. The strike began three weeks ago in a dispute involving wages and work rules.