Congresswoman Dina Titus, who launched the Secure our Skies Act this spring, will help kick off this important training at McCarran International Airport.

Her legislation emphasized the importance of training for flight crew to fight this horrific crime. The passage of the FAA Extension Bill requires that every airline in the United States provide enhanced training to flight attendants “recognizing an responding to potential human trafficking victims.”

This is also an issue for all airline personnel, as the perpetrators have been commonly found to be involved with drugs, arms and terrorism.  We acknowledge leadership of McCarran airport in taking a lead on this issue.

Over 200 people attended this training learning how to recognize and Report Human Trafficking   Many thanks to Skywest pilot Kevin Jones, who came up with a 7 step formula to remember our procedure These seven steps could lead to FREEDOM:
1. F – Get a FEEL for the situation.  Ask questions and evaluate the situation.
2. R – REPORT / RELAY your concern to other F/A, ground gate agents.
3. E – ENGAGE young individual and the couple in polite typical conversation
4. E See if the make EYE CONTACT with you or with each other
5. D – DESCRIBE DETAILS to flight deck, similar to passing information about a medical emergency or disruptive passenger
6. O -After cabin service and passing details to the captain, continue OBSERVING behaviors.
7. M – MAINTAIN control of the situation, MAKE announcements helpful to your cause: seat belt sign on, another beverage/water service for more observation; be slow to open the main cabin door for deplaning if awaiting authorities on the jet bridge.

Shelia Peters also joined the training as a potential new trainer.  Her story was recently featured in UK VHS 1st Class Magazine and a story will be coming out in Ebony Magazine soon.  See article on left.