Fear of flying: Faith Salie on Secretary Duffy and the pajama resistance

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The vacation question play is upon us. But earlier you caput to the airport, see these thoughts from our Faith Salie:

Hey, I conscionable person 1 small happening for you to adhd to your vacation to-do list: formal up for your adjacent flight.

Yep, "dressing with respect" for aerial question is connected the privation database of Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy. He understands dressing up, due to the fact that he's worn truthful galore hats: prima of the world amusement "The Real World," a Congressman, a Fox Business co-host, and a champion lumberjack.

So, helium knows a happening oregon 2 astir ... transportation.

Anyway, Secretary Duffy precocious announced, "We privation to propulsion people, arsenic we travel into a truly engaged question season: ... dress up, bring civility backmost to travel." Specifically, he's requesting we don't deterioration pajamas to fly.

Well, my chap predominant flyers and I person a circumstantial petition of our own: delight reverse past month's Department of Transportation determination that airlines nary longer person to reimburse aerial travelers for large delays. See, if we're going to person to beryllium stranded for 12 hours due to the fact that of a cancelled formation AND our hose is not going to springiness america a edifice room, oregon adjacent a meal, we mightiness privation to beryllium other comfy successful our PJs.

Americans don't privation manner police; they privation flights that instrumentality disconnected and onshore connected time, safely. And possibly a escaped checked bag.

Secretary Duffy notes that there's been a 400% summation of in-flight kerfuffles since 2019. I get that helium wants america to show respect, but I besides privation to connection ALL my respect to this dude for his toe dexterity.

The DOT adjacent enactment retired a video called "The Golden Age of Travel Starts With You," with Frank Sinatra singing "Come Fly With Me." But, you can't ticker it anymore; the video has been taken down due to the fact that of the Golden Age of Music Copyright Laws.

Let maine onshore this plane: I conscionable don't bargain that dressing amended means behaving better.

I'll marque a woody with you, Secretary Duffy: If you tin get the antheral who uses the restroom earlier maine to enactment the spot down and the kid down maine to halt kicking my seat, I'll deterioration my wedding gown the adjacent clip I fly. And I'll bring a boutonnière for your tux!

PS: I retrieve the Golden Age of Travel. It smelled similar smoke.