U.S. Transportation Division says it’s bringing again civility on flights : NPR

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Robert Alexander/Getty Photographs The U.S. Division of Transportation is launching what it is calling a "civility marketing campaign" to advertise good conduct on flights and at airports, because the busy vacation journey season will get underway. The division is naming the marketing campaign "The Golden Age of Journey Begins with You" and introduced the hassle in a press launch final week.

The DOT shared a minute-and-a-half video that begins with photographs of airline vacationers of a long time previous, set to Frank Sinatra's "Come Fly With Me." The video then shifts abruptly to tense music and video clips of naked toes swiping on an in-flight monitor after which a collection of brawls on flights.

Secretary Sean Duffy then poses 5 questions he says each air traveler ought to ask themselves this vacation season. The questions embody: Are you serving to a pregnant lady put her bag within the overhead bin; are you dressing with respect; and are you saying thanks to your flight attendants and pilots.

"The marketing campaign is meant to jumpstart a nationwide dialog round how we will all restore courtesy and sophistication to air journey," the press launch reads. "This would possibly not simply make the journey expertise higher for the flying public — it'll guarantee the security of passengers, gate employees, flight attendants, and pilots."

The DOT cites an increase in dangerous conduct on board. The company says there have been 13,800 incidents involving unruly passengers since 2021. Since 2019, the Federal Aviation Administration has seen a 400% enhance in in-flight outbursts, in keeping with the Transportation Division.

In 2023, the FAA reported practically 2,000 incidents, which was a pointy decline from the peak of the pandemic when masks mandates fueled many disputes.

The FAA expects this Thanksgiving vacation to be the busiest for air journey in 15 years, with Tuesday seeing essentially the most air vacationers. AAA initiatives 6 million folks will probably be flying within the U.S. for the Thanksgiving vacation.