Alaska Airlines adds new employee training to fight sexual harassment in the air

Months after a couple of sexual harassment incidents took place on board Alaska Airlines planes, the carrier has announced new employee training to address the problem. In an online post to Alaska Airlines employees, CE Brad Tilden said the carrier is adding training to help protect flight attendants and passengers from being the victims of assault or harassment. "To be clear, sexual harassment and assault have absolutely no place in our workplace, on board our flights, or any place," he said. Often such reported incidents involve unwanted touching of flight attendants by passengers or allegations one passenger harassed another. For flight attendants, Tilden said the new training will include"a sexual assault scenario" created by RAINN, a national anti-sexual violence organization, and a Seattle-area sexual-assault resource centre. He also said, "We're developing onboard resources to clarify how guests can support one another and our crews."<br/>