Originally published at: Duffy Presses For Alternative Snack Options
The Transportation Secretary expressed a desire for airlines to provide more nutritious snacks on flights.
The civility issue was not a big deal until the silly Covid masking rules. Now the issues that Secretary Duffy brings up came along with bringing airline travel to the “masses”. The only way I see to return to travel the way it used to be would be to return to airline regulation like it was during the 1950’s and 1960’s. The increase in fares would filter out the “masses”, to those who would appreciate airline travel and dress accordingly. And then maybe the airlines would come up with better snack options. Not holding my breath on any of this actually happening!
Fighting the important fights eh lol
No sense bothering with details, when your saving the world, eh?
Don’t think that healthy snacks can overcome the stress caused by long delays or flight cancellations. If there were only an idea that airlines should pay customers money in case of such delays or cancellations. Maybe Duffy should look at that.
This is ridiculous. First of all neither the airline or any fast food enterprise is responsible for your health. You are not being force fed on the airline. If you really require health food, bring your bag of Brussels sprouts and kale chips. I’ll take the ham and eggs. They have never driven me to attack a fellow passenger or crew member.
LOL, what in the world does the government have to do with dictating what snacks are proffered on an airline flight? This, from a President who lives off of Diet Cokes and Big Macs. Are sports stadiums and dive bars on their list too?
Whatever becomes of this, it will be a disaster, which the next Administration making it into another “Healthy School Lunch” program.
If they do, then it will simply be done as a wealth transfer from passengers who weren’t delayed, funded by higher ticket prices for everyone, resulting in fewer customers able to afford to fly.
There Ain’t No Such Thing As A Free Lunch in economics.
Mr. Duffy clearly thought this press release would gain support for the administration from voters that don’t do much thinking. Apparently, he thought that benefit would outweigh the signaling to those that do that his priorities for dealing with the serious challenges he faces are badly misplaced.
Look, I work in the airline industry. I’m telling virtually all you who are spouting off to consider taking a chill pill. There is absoulutely nothing wrong with these suggestions, especiallly those about politeness, dignified clothing, and I would add patience. Leave your pajamas at home. The personal behavior of some, not all, who travel by air is absolutely a component of why experiences can feel miserable at times. In public, it used to be that no one wanted to be the person everyone else looked at, shook their head and thought, why does that guy have to behave like that? Duffy and his type may be anachronistic to some of you, but maybe for just a moment you could pull your head out of the fog and think about. Do you really think that having a sour grapes attitude about common sense suggestions makes things better?
Going back to regulation is not going to happen. Try it. You think people are complainig now? It would be an economic as well as legal armageden. No, we just need to fix the epidemic of narcissistic behavior. By the way, lack of civility obviously did exist before Covid and masking. Blaming covid is a cop out. Its just another way of saying “I’m not the problem, sometging else is”.
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