Pope Leo XIV praised for ‘dressing with respect’aboard airplane in new civility push

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has been speaking out about a new civility campaign targeting manners, flight behavior and appropriate dress forairplane travel.

Duffy recently drew attention toPope Leo XIVin an X post complimenting the leader of the world’s Catholics on his outfit on Monday.

“Now THIS is dressing with respect,” Duffy said in a lighthearted repost of a photo of the pope on a plane.The pope was standing and talking to others as he held a baseball bat he’d just been given. 

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The pope is on his first overseas trip,heading to Turkeyand Lebanon.

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Photos ofthe pope during his flightsparked robust conversations on social media. 

Pope Leo XIV is shown aboard the plane this week.His airplane attire has been praised by Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy.

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“Well played,” commented a user on X.

Another person wrote, “I’ll wear slippers and pajamas on a plane if I want to.”

The pope is on his first overseas trip.

“Air travelhas gotten so precarious these days, even the pope carries for self-defense,” said one user, pointing to the bat.

Real ID,though.”

The pope waves during his travels.A new “civility campaign” by Duffy is encouraging courtesy and patience during the crush of holiday travel.(Grzegorz Galazka/Archivio Grzegorz Galazka/Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images)

The outfits and behavior of passengers came into the spotlight when Duffy was speaking atNewark Airport in New Jerseylast week.He said he’d noticed “a degradation in civility” among air travelers.

Duffy launched what he called a “civility campaign” to encourage courtesy and patience during the crush of holiday travel.

At President Donald Trump’s Cabinet meeting on Tuesday,Duffy doubled downon the campaign, saying that Americans should be courteous when putting TSA bins back in the stack.

Secretary Duffy speaks during a news conference earlier this year.He said he’d noticed “a degradation in civility” among air travelers of late. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

“Let’s be nice to each other, is what we’ve asked.Maybe not wear pajamas or slippers on the airplane,” he added. 

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Courtney Walsh contributed reporting. 

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