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Flight attendants’ union flags safety concerns over Trump’s…

The flight attendants' union has raised concerns about a planned Washington structure, the AP reports; the story does not say who briefs the arch.

On air: Chip Darnell and Kenji Moonfield on BBN Overnight
Published 12:35 AM ET, Tuesday, October 13, 2026

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First reported by AP News: “Flight attendants’ union flags safety concerns over Trump’s Washington arch”.
Covered on BBN on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, at 12:35 AM ET on BBN Overnight, by Chip Darnell and Kenji Moonfield.
Topics: Washington, Trump.
BBN covered this story before: Ukraine's winter: Washington stays ambivalent as losses and energy… (October 12).

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AP NewsFlight attendants’ union flags safety concerns over Trump’s Washington arch

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentOkay, so what happened? Flight attendants are mad at an arch?
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThe flight attendants' union has raised safety concerns about the arch planned for Washington, according to AP News.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThe union is the one speaking up, and that is the part we have.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentWhy them? Nobody asked the pilots?
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThe story does not say, and I am not going to guess.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorAir travel is the link here, and the union is the one raising it.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentDoes this affect me? I mostly just fly and complain.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorNothing in the report says your travel changes tonight. Whether it ever does is unclear.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSo what happens next? Do they brief the arch on the exits?
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorNobody knows yet. If there is a briefing, the arch will have to sit through it with its tray table up.