TRUMP ADMIN PUSHES FOR HEALTHIER AIRLINES AND AIRPORTS – Sean Duffy called U.S. airline CEOs, asking how they can improve travel experiences
The Trump administration said it wants airlines and airports to offer travellers healthier food options, exercise equipment and family-friendly features like play spaces and nursing facilities.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said at a press conference at Reagan Washington National Airport that he had called a majority of major U.S. airline CEOs and asked them what they could do to improve the travel experience.
Duffy last month urged airlines to add healthier on-board food options and to dump salty pretzels and calorie-laden cookies.
Asked if he could do anything to lower costs for food at airports, Duffy said it was tied to market demand and supply.
Duffy also urged airports to add more dedicated spaces for young children and exercise equipment and to boost places for mothers to nurse their children.
Duffy is overseeing a $12.5 billion overhaul of the nation’s air traffic control system and working to address a persistent shortage of air traffic controllers. He wants Congress to approve another $19 billion to complete the job.
