US EditionWhite House transportation chief asks flyers to ‘bring back the Golden Age of Travel’
The U.S. Department of Transportation highlights a 400% rise in in-flight disruptions since 2019 to promote courtesy and safety during peak holiday travel.
- Yesterday, US Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy launched the nationwide civility campaign The Golden Age of Travel Starts with You, targeting U.S. air travelers with a video-driven effort.
- The DoT said a sharp rise in unruly incidents since 2019 prompted the initiative, citing FAA data showing a 400 percent increase, 13,800 incidents since 2021, and one in five U.S. flight attendants facing physical incidents in 2021.
- The campaign video opens with archival BOAC footage and the line `Flying was a bastion of civility.`, then shows modern passengers in a montage of unruly behavior including feet on seat headrests and toes operating a touchscreen TV.
- The department framed the effort as addressing courtesy and safety, stating `This won't just make the travel experience better for the flying public it will ensure the safety of passengers, gate workers, flight attendants and pilots.`
- The Thanksgiving holiday travel period is expected to be busy, with A4A projecting more than 31 million passengers and 2.8 million daily, especially on November 30 and December 1.
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The U.S. Transportation Department is urging air passengers to be on good behavior
The U.S. Department of Transportation is launching what it’s calling a “civility campaign” to promote good behavior on flights and at airports, as the busy holiday travel season gets underway. The department is naming the campaign “The Golden Age of Travel Starts with You” and announced the effort in a press release last week.The DOT shared a minute-and-a-half video that begins with images of airline travelers of decades past, set to Frank Sinat…
The days of flying in pajamas could end soon if the Department of Transportation gets away with it. The Department of Transportation announced its new campaign “The Golden Era of Travel Begins With You,” with the aim of recovering courtesy and class on air travel. In a video promoting the campaign, Transport Secretary Sean Duffy mentioned things like thanking flight attendants, helping pregnant women and older people with their luggage and dress…
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(Zero Hedge)—Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy has launched “The Golden Age of Travel Starts with You” campaign ahead of the upcoming holiday travel season, aimed at triggering conversation nationwide over the return of civility in air travel, the Department of Transportation (DOT) said in a Nov. 19 statement. Air travel has become more unruly over the years, DOT said. Since 2019, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has seen a 400 per…
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