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It’s a flight to the dark side.
And more and more victims of human sex trafficking are being transported by planes.
According to Polaris, a non-profit group that fights human trafficking, 71 percents of the victims are on planes en-route to a life of sex, drugs, torture and possibly death.
The airline industry is now joining the fight to combat this growing problem.
“We don’t want to miss an opportunity to help a victim,” said Allison Ausband, senior vice-president in-flight service for Delta Airlines.
Delta Airlines launched its campaign January 11th which was National Human Trafficking Awareness Day. The airlines also launched a public service video shown on its flights.
“I think it obviously raises awareness to this but it brings some humanity and emotion to the topic,” said Ausband.
