Brian Lair on WNYC, and after being through so much heavy stuff on the show today,

we're going to end on a post- Thanksgiving weekend, kind of lighter note.

Now that your Thanksgiving travel is hopefully completed,

we will end today with a call in on the question, how has air travel in the United States or any

form of travel gotten better or worse over the course of your lifetime? 212-433, WNYC, 212, 433, 9692.

Again, how has air travel in the United States or any form of travel gotten better or worse

over the course of your lifetime?

212, 433, 9692.

On air travel in particular, we'll tell you what the news hook is in a second. But tell us how it's

changed. What do you miss? What do you think is better now? If anything, 212, 433. WNYC, 433-962.

You can also text with a story about this or an opinion about this, and you can pick

any decade to compare and contrast. So here's the news hook. Nearly 82 million people traveled for

Thanksgiving with roughly 73 million traveling by car, 9 million traveling by air, according to the

AAA. And ahead of the holidays, the U.S.

Department of Transportation released a video on travel etiquette. And it begins with a montage of viral

videos of travel faux pas on airplanes. Fopause, you know, might be a nice way to put it for some

of this, people yelling at each other, bad behavior. Butopas, you know, might be a nice way to put it for some of this, people yelling at each

other, bad behavior. But then also bare feet, is that a faux pa? That kind of stuff. And then

Transportation Secretary, Sean Duffy himself, dressed in a suit, says this. Things aren't what they used to be. Some

would call it the golden age of travel. Let's bring civility and manners back. Ask yourself,

are you helping her pregnant woman put her bag in the overhead bin? Are you dressing with

respect? Are you keeping control of your children?

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