Should Children Be Banned From Red-Eye Flights?
mrosen814
2012/08/09 18:00:00
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Business travelers usually anticipate to rest during red-eye flights, so they're fresh for AM meetings. However, sleep-time often gets interrupted by crying babies and noisy children.
According to TimesUnion.com, “Malaysia Airlines this summer introduced a no-kids section some aircraft flying between Kuala Lumpur and London. And another Malaysian airline, AirAsia X announced it would create a ‘quiet zone’ in the first eight rows of the economy section of some aircraft starting early next year. Both moves seem designed to let passengers sleep on overnight flights.” Do you think children should be banned from red-eye flights?
According to TimesUnion.com, “Malaysia Airlines this summer introduced a no-kids section some aircraft flying between Kuala Lumpur and London. And another Malaysian airline, AirAsia X announced it would create a ‘quiet zone’ in the first eight rows of the economy section of some aircraft starting early next year. Both moves seem designed to let passengers sleep on overnight flights.” Do you think children should be banned from red-eye flights?
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I'm not an idiot, I know you can't get to the US on a shorter flight, my point was that there are places to go BESIDES the US from Israel. You act as though since you can't go on an 11 hour flight there must be absolutely nowhere you can take your child until they reach 18.
What is the big hangup with having a separate section for children?? Or a separate section for those who do not want to sit near children? Does it make life so difficult and terrible for the family that in order to take a long flight they have to sit in a designated section?
You complain that it is such a pain in the ass to split up flights with a child but how much of a pain in the ass is it for the other passengers? Obviously you are just being selfish and want to make your own life easier at the expense of the rest on the plane.
I would also like to note that I'm not suggesting we ban children from an entire flight. I suggest we have sections in the plane for travelers who desire quiet and for travelers who have children.
I don't see how it's feasible to have a "family section" aboard an airplane. It might be better to have your idea of a section where people who don't want kids can sit. Of course, they would have to pay extra for that priviledge.
But I'll tell you what the hangup is: children are people, too. A society that treats children like second-class people has some serious problems.
It reminds me of this:
Like I said: give us our own section! If we want to be away from children and pay a nominal fee, so be it. Let us live in peace.
Though since my initial comment I read the article and would change my response.