Originally Posted by
doober
Many dress down for travel because they want to be as comfortable as possible when crammed in 8 abreast; I personally wear good sweats in the winter and light-weight pants in the summer. I have a friend who still gets all gussied up to get on a plane and my dress style offends her. I'm comfortable and, by her own admission, she is not. My personal comfort comes before whatever you think I look like when I'm on a plane.
I think you hit the nail on the head. Some people value tradition over common sense. To them, it's more important to look good than to feel good. Knowing Mrs. oneant's family, they fit that description. It's not reality that matters, but rather the reality they present to the outside world.
I also think that dressing however each person felt was most comfortable (within reason) might produce less irritable pax.
Originally Posted by APW Girl
Personally, I wish we would go back to the old days..I would happily pay more for not having over crowded planes, more room, FAs that were glad to see us because they didn't have to put up with angry abusive people (who may poop on the cart or whatever).
While we're hoping that the pax dress up more, the ticket prices increase, and the planes get roomier, why not add some DC-9s to the fleet. We'll really take it back to times gone by.
