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DOT Pushes Civility for Holiday Flyers, Urges 'Dress With Respect' as FAA Braces for Busiest Thanksgiving in 15 Years

Secretary Sean Duffy points to a sharp rise in unruly incidents to justify the civility campaign.

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The Department of Transportation has introduced the "The Golden Age of Travel Starts with You" campaign. "It’s not your imagination. Traveling has become more uncivilized!" Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy wrote on social media. "It’s time to bring back civility and manners when we travel." (J. SCOTT APPLEWHITE/AP FILE)

Overview

  • The Transportation Department rolled out “The Golden Age of Travel Starts with You,” a public awareness push to promote basic courtesy in airports and on flights.
  • DOT and FAA data highlight a 400% increase in in-flight outbursts since 2019, a sixfold jump between 2020 and 2021, and 13,800 unruly passenger incidents since 2021.
  • Duffy urged travelers to “dress with respect,” discouraging slippers and pajamas, and called for small gestures like thanking crews and helping others with overhead bags.
  • The FAA expects the heaviest Thanksgiving air travel in 15 years, projecting more than 360,000 flights with Tuesday as the peak day.
  • Travel experts and consumer advocates doubt dress guidance will meaningfully curb incidents and stress that FAA-reported cases are rare relative to total passenger volumes.