I'm not really in a position where I could include something like that in the ticket price comfortably, but if I was able to actually afford it, I'd bite the airline lady's damn hand off.
Would you be willing to pay more than $50, even?
2007-11-05 01:17:04 · 15 answers · asked by Brandon's been a dirty Hore 5 in Travel ➔ Air Travel
yea, I hate kids so much.
2007-11-05 01:19:59 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 6⤋
No airline could afford to do this. It's not a new idea. Versions have been tried in the past without success.
Admit it, you'd be upset if you missed your connection and then were refused boarding because they had to get all the families on the next flight because the one after it was "child free".
Yikes! You'd be biting a few heads off at that point. It's a good way to drive people away from the airlines for a number of reasons.
I'm an ex-Flight Attendant who has been to almost 60 countries and flown with over 40 companies. Most of that was before I had my own kids, which I didn't manage until I was 35. So I had a lot of crying in my ears before I brought my own onboard. Believe me, I try my best to keep them from disturbing others but honestly, I had more problems with drunk, drugged or just plain weird adults when I flew for a living and travelled a lot.
But children up to the age of 2 are allowed to ride on laps. Some almost-two year olds are big and this is not only uncomfortable for the parent and child, but the misery often spreads to those around them as well. More importantly, "lap" babies are not protected in the case of an accident, or even breaking on the runway.
Don't hold it against a parent who wants to save a dollar, dinar or euro. Flying is safe and there's little chance of anything happening but in my humble opinion, not only would children be safer in their own seat (with a car seat or other retraint) but we'd have a less misery for everyone!
Support an actual working solution to this problem.
2007-11-05 05:57:51 · answer #2 · answered by Eclipsepearl 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. I'm a businessman that travels a lot.
The kids that really offend me are few and far between.
Besides, it offends my sense of fairness to exclude one whole segment of society from traveling: parents with children.
Also, I don't think the airlines would go for it. First of all, it's a PR nightmare to say you won't accept bookings from families.
And I doubt $50 is enough to compensate the airlines for the lost seats. Remember, every lost seat represents $100s of dollars for the ticket. While the extra $50 doesn't even cover the lost seat. And I doubt there would be enough people agreeing to pay the extra amount to make up for the lost income.
2007-11-05 01:30:19 · answer #3 · answered by scottclear 6 · 7⤊ 0⤋
In theory, yes, but realistically, I'd rather pay $50 for a no-bad-parents flight. All the "bad" kids I have experienced on airplanes have been the ones with lazy, inattentive parents. On a recent trip between DC and Atlanta, the folks behind me had a toddler on their lap; she was sweet, quiet and well-behaved. The parents brought coloring books, quiet toys, animal crackers, etc and explained to her the whole way what was going on, like "Now it gets a little bumpy because we are going through the clouds and clouds are very fluffy so they make your plane bounce a little." The child was an angel... unlike the kid diagonal from me, whose parents allowed him to scream and wouldn't make him get buckled up for landing, causing us to abort landing and go into a holding pattern.
If we could extend the "no bad parent zone" to the grocery store, movies, restaurant, etc, I'd pay thousands for it!
2007-11-06 04:01:34 · answer #4 · answered by dcgirl 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Oh, I love the "brat free" answer. Now, perhaps we could put the adults similar testing. Perhaps evaluate how they speak to customer service agents..... or observe them waiting in line for something. No brats and no impatient, argumentative adults. What a perfect scenario!
In answer to your question, however...... No, I'm an absolute cheapskate. If I thought they'd give me a discount off the regular price for stating that I'd even be willing to offer to sit by the bratty, whiny kid, I'd probably do it to save some cash. And I'd carry on a really good headset, and wear clothes I don't care about in case they spill something on me.
2007-11-05 01:38:53 · answer #5 · answered by piano teacher 4 · 4⤊ 2⤋
No, I use a noise-cancelling headset by Bose, just plug it in to the aircraft entertainment jack, or my DVD player.
This eliminates ALL unwanted noises, not just screaming kids.
You can get them on Ebay for around $100, check them out, they work great !!
2007-11-05 03:59:16 · answer #6 · answered by Mr Smart 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, we always hear about the 'bad' kids on flights. What you never hear about are the thousands of children on flights who don't bother anyone.
Kids on a plane does not equal a miserable flight.
2007-11-06 02:47:39 · answer #7 · answered by Matthew D 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I live in the US and I would not pay extra for a state to state flight. I would pay for an overseas flight though.
2007-11-05 01:20:45 · answer #8 · answered by JENN 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Well I have kids so, no, I could not do that.
But I would pay $100 bucks more for a "brat free" flight.
Yep the kids would be tested under a flight simulator or they would be observed in Wal-Mart for 30 minutes. If they could pass the Wal-Mart test then they could fly.
2007-11-05 01:23:10 · answer #9 · answered by queen of snarky-yack again 4 · 4⤊ 3⤋
no. i've never been on a flight where i was annoyed by a child. i usually get annoyed by the adult passengers.
2007-11-05 04:30:09 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes. and I'd pay a hundred extra if they guaranteed that the seats were non-reclining. That way the doofus in front of me couldn't lay in my lap.
2007-11-05 01:21:12 · answer #11 · answered by Gabi ng Lagim 7 · 3⤊ 3⤋