by Lacey Pfalz
Last updated: 9:05 AM ET, Wed November 26, 2025
Former U.S. Congressman Sean Duffy. (Photo Credit: Kristie Boyd, U.S. House Office of Photography/House Creative Services)
After launching a civility campaign encouraging travelers to dress up when they head to the airport and withdrawing a plan that would make it compulsory for airlines to compensate passengers for travel disruptions that are the airlines’ fault, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is now campaigning to solve a different issue: unhealthy in-flight snack options.
"I would love some better snacks. I would love a little healthier snack on the airplane," Duffy told Blaze News on Tuesday, adding it would be better "if I didn't get the really fattening cookie full of butter, sugar and crap. Or that little snack pack of pretzels."
According to Reuters, trade group Airlines for America declined to comment.
Duffy publicized a new civility campaign last week aimed at encouraging travelers to act and dress nicely, drawing major criticism from viewers online about his comments on dressing up.
Yet Duffy still has some major problems to solve.
In July, Congress approved $12.5 billion to overhaul the FAA’s aged air traffic control systems and improve air traffic controller hiring, yet Duffy told reporters last week that he now wants to ask for $19 billion more in funds to support the plan.
Last week, lawmakers sent a letter to the Department of Transportation to encourage the department to start enforcing the Air Carrier Access Act, a Biden-era policy that sets standards for accessibility training in commercial aviation and holds airlines accountable for travelers’ damaged, delayed or lost mobility equipment.
The rule was expected to be implemented in January, but was put on pause in September “pending review.”
And on Monday, another group of lawmakers sent a letter to the FAA urging the release of grant funds that would boost aviation mechanic job growth, something critically needed as the average age of an aviation mechanic in the U.S. is now 54 and the nation already faces a 10 percent deficit needed to meet demand.
Disbursement of the grant was paused by the Trump Administration during its attacks on diversity, equity and inclusion earlier this year.
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