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Not allowed on planes. >> reporter: new york senator chuck schumer joins unions representing pilots, flight attendants and federal air mal shals in publicly opposing the plan. delta airline ceo also expressed his objection in a letter sent to the agency. saying the change will, quote, add little value to the customer security process flow in relation to the additional risk for our cabin staff and customers. under the tsa's new policy, knives with blades shorter than 2.36 inches and less than a half an inch wide will be allowed provided the blade does not lock in place. larger knives, razor bla...

Rejection saying the change will, quote, add little value to the customer security process flow in relation to the additional risk for our cabin staff and customers. under the tsa's new policy, knives with blades shorter than 2.36 inches and less than a half an inch wide will be allowed, provided the blade does not lock in place. larger knives, raizer blades, ad box cutters are still banned. tsa administrator john pistol says it will help screeners focus on things that will bring down an aircraft, like bombs. >> the key factor for me, that may detract us, may, detract us from that item that co...

To rescind that ruling and say small knives, any knives, are not allowed on planes. >> reporter: new york senator chuck schumer joins unions representing pilots, flight attendants and federal air marshals in publicly opposing the plan. delta airlines' ceo also expressed his objection in a letter sent to the agency. saying the change will, quote, add little value to the customer security process flow in relation to the additional risk for our cabin staff and customers." under the tsa's new policy, knives with blades shorter than 2.36 inches, and less than a half an inch wide, will be allowed, p...

Representing pilots, flight attendants and federal air marshals in publicly opposing the plan. delta airlines' ceo also expressed his objection in a letter sent to the agency. saying the change will, quote, add little value to the customer security process flow in relation to the additional risk for our cabin staff and customers." under the tsa's new policy, knives with blades shorter than 2.36 inches, and less than a half an inch wide, will be allowed, provided the blade does not lock in place. larger knives, razor blades, and box cutters, are still banned. tsa administrator john pistol says ...

Catastrophic threat, and these are the knives that tsa says will now be allowed. they are knives with blades that are no longer than 2.36 inches and they are also knives that do not lock in place. so that's why the change now. who has a problem with it? well, for one, senator chuck schumer of new york. add news conference today urging the tsa to change its mind. he said if it didn't, he might try to make them. >> if the tsa refuses to go along we would consider legislation and my guess is it would be large bipartisan support. i don't know anybody who has defended the tsa on this on the merits ...