Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy launched considerable chatter when he suggested that air travel would improve if people put on a smile and dressed up for their flights. Civility and "class," he said in a release and subsequent interviews, were the solution to the reported 400% increase in in-flight outbursts since 2019. MORE: By the end of January, over 80% of Philly's libraries will be open on Saturdays

To hammer home the point, the Transportation Department released a PSA scored to Frank Sinatra's classic "Come Fly With Me" with vintage footage of travelers in suits and dresses walking through airport terminals. The music turns ominous when the video pivots to more recent clips of flyers settling into their seats with bare feet.

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