An opinion column today argues that everyone should dress well for flights, the way everyone did 60 or so years ago.

t wouldn’t hurt any of us to dress up. Why is that? Because you’re communicating to your fellow passengers that you’re trying — a good habit any time you’re in public. When I see somebody dressed up, I know they are making an effort as opposed to doing the bare minimum.

The writer especially objects to workout clothes:

An airplane is not a gym, so don’t dress as if you’re going to work out. If there’s elastic in your clothes then those clothes don’t belong any place where other people are not breathing heavily on purpose.

Golly, for a overnight transatlantic flight, I would have thought that joggers were ideal, and would have worn them. I probably will, in fact. The writer also repeats the (I think debunked) claim that agents are advised to upgrade well-dressed passengers. And admits that he doesn't feel comfortable except when overdressed. What the...?

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