US Edition'Dress with Respect': DOT Urges Travelers to Restore Civility in the Skies in New Campaign
The campaign addresses a 400% rise in in-flight disruptions since 2019, promoting polite behavior and respectful dress to improve safety and travel experience.
- On Wednesday, Nov. 19, the Department of Transportation launched The Golden Age of Travel Starts with You campaign, which Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy promoted during a FOX Business interview timed for the holiday season.
- Rising reports of unruly behavior prompted FAA data show reports rose by more than 400% since 2019, with 13,800 unruly passenger incidents and nearly one in five flight attendants affected in 2021.
- The campaign's video contrasts elegant early travel with modern clips of barefoot flyers and brawls, while Sean Duffy urged helping pregnant women and elderly travelers with bins and keeping children controlled.
- With an estimated 81.8 million Americans traveling over Thanksgiving, the Department of Transportation hopes the campaign will restore decorum and some travelers may switch to road trips amid disruptions.
- Duffy also discussed ongoing FAA and DOT modernization efforts to increase airspace capacity as FAA data show incidents fell from 5,973 in 2021 to 2,096 in 2024 and 1,431 this year.
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Source: Lisa-Blue / Getty The Department of Transportation (DOT) has launched a new campaign aimed at restoring civility and respect in air travel, particularly as the holiday season approaches. Dubbed “The Golden Age of Travel Starts with You,” the initiative encourages travelers to dress respectfully, spread kindness, and avoid disruptive behavior. This effort comes in response to a troubling surge in negative incidents at airports and on plan…
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