Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy wants to bring “civility” back to air travel.
There was a time when traveling by air was an event that one dressed up for, as men donned their suits and women wore pumps and skirts. Now, a quick glance around the airport will provide more of a lackadaisical type of airport fashion. People often put on little more than their pajamas to travel now, and Duffy wants to put an end to it.
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The Golden Age of Travel starts with ALL OF US.
Let’s be merry this holiday season as we fly!
Dress up to go to the airport, help a stranger out, and be in a good mood.
We can bring civility back, it’s as easy as that! ✈️ pic.twitter.com/CSAYe6ME31
— Secretary Sean Duffy (@SecDuffy) November 20, 2025
“[President] Donald Trump talks about the ‘Golden Age of Transportation,’ the ‘Golden Age of America,’ but the golden age in transportation truly begins with you, the traveler,” Duffy explained. “If you watch social media, brawls at the baggage claim. You have passengers berating gate agents, you have unruly passengers on airplanes. People dress up like they’re going to bed when they fly. I see people getting on airplanes and they’re having a hard time taking their luggage and getting it in the overhead bin. Help people out, be nice, be courteous.”
“And so we want to push people, as we come into a really busy travel season, help people. Be in a good mood, dress up, bring civility back to travel, and I think everyone’s experience is going to be that much better,” he concluded.
While some people believe that comfort should take priority during such an uncomfortable experience as travel, etiquette expert Diane Gottsman believes that a courteous appearance doesn’t have to mean an uncomfortable ensemble.
“From an etiquette perspective, one’s pajamas should be reserved for the privacy of one’s own home or hotel room, where people are relaxing — and not in a public space,” she said, adding that it is possible for travellers to “still select clothing that is both comfortable, practical and appropriate for public spaces.”
X users weighed in:
In order for this to work you’re going to need to clear out the endless foreigners in our airports.
Sometimes I go to the airport and the place is packed, but maybe only a few other actual Americans.
— Rich (@heywildrich) November 20, 2025
These pictures of people dressed up on airplanes being served fancy food in 1967 are a nonsense comparison
In 1970 a round trip ticket from NY to LA cost $550. That’s $3500 today.
Most middle class adults had NEVER been on a plane. That’s why it looked like luxury—it was.
— Amy Nixon (@texasrunnerDFW) November 20, 2025
Seats are smaller, less legroom, services are reduced and airlines treat people like cattle. How about you start with the airlines?
— Dr Jay, PhD (@Jay793228987091) November 20, 2025
How about TSA be privatized and airlines start treating people like CUSTOMERS instead of cattle? I refuse to fly because the experience is so negative and it adds to my anxiety of flying.
— JustAmerican (@JustFaithinaz) November 20, 2025
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