During a recent episode of The View, co-host Ana Navarro surprised her audience by agreeing with Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy’s emphasis on civility and appropriate dress during travel. Navarro, known for her critical stance toward the Trump administration, endorsed Duffy’s call for passengers to dress more respectfully and behave politely on flights. The discussion followed Duffy’s public campaign promoting airline civility, which aims to address a significant rise in unruly passenger behavior recorded by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
Duffy’s campaign, launched under the Trump administration, seeks to inspire a return to decorum and politeness while addressing a record surge in unruly passengers disrupting flights for millions of travelers. According to FAA data, since 2019, there has been a more than 400% increase in in-flight disturbances, ranging from disruptive behavior to violence. The agency has reported thousands of unruly passenger cases since 2021, with enforcement actions and fines rising sharply in recent years.
Navarro, who often critiques the Trump administration, said Duffy was right to remind people of civility and echoed his message of ‘manners don’t stop at the gate.’ This marked a rare agreement from Navarro, who typically criticizes the administration’s policies. However, not all co-hosts shared her sentiment; Sunny Hostin expressed a preference for former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, highlighting a contrast in the panel’s views on the issue.
The segment also touched on broader debates about airline etiquette, including incidents where passengers have faced backlash for inappropriate behavior, such as a passenger getting too comfortable on a plane and another incident involving a passenger’s revenge on an ‘entitled’ woman. These events have sparked discussions about the importance of civility and respect in public spaces, particularly in confined environments like airplanes.