BF2S Forums Passengers Push for Child-Free Flights

No quote from the article? Only a couple brief sentences? This, sir, is not DAST material!


I say let them have at it, with a paid premium/ticket price increase of course. All the security shit and hassle to go through, arriving 2 or 3 hours early... at that point I'd just want a nice peaceful flight, no annoying kids running up and down the aisles.

Or maybe they should just go for first-class and cry more if it's not in the budget.

mtb0minime wrote:

No quote from the article? Only a couple brief sentences? This, sir, is not DAST material!


I say let them have at it, with a paid premium/ticket price increase of course. All the security shit and hassle to go through, arriving 2 or 3 hours early... at that point I'd just want a nice peaceful flight, no annoying kids running up and down the aisles.

Or maybe they should just go for first-class and cry more if it's not in the budget.

The article makes a good point about the logistics headache of offering alternate flights for certain regions that only see 1-2 flights in/out a day, plus the lack of profitability of airlines in general these days.  It's a low profit-margin business to begin with.

I fucking hate flying with kids.  Seems like a 'family-only' section would be a nice addition, but again you're probably looking at increased costs.

Its the parents fault tbh. I have a 3 yr old & a 16 month old both have been on long haul flights & both behaved. Most parents forget about the pressure issues on the ear I gave both of my kids lollies to suck so that would help the ears pop & equalise. The rest of the time you just have to amuse them with drawing & DVD's. Parents have to remember that kids get bored easily & you have to impress on the child the importance of behaving with a reward at the end of the flight or the threat of a good smack aside the ear if they don't.

Just act like a kid back, only way to do it.

Monkey Spanker wrote:

Its the parents fault tbh. I have a 3 yr old & a 16 month old both have been on long haul flights & both behaved. Most parents forget about the pressure issues on the ear I gave both of my kids lollies to suck so that would help the ears pop & equalise. The rest of the time you just have to amuse them with drawing & DVD's. Parents have to remember that kids get bored easily & you have to impress on the child the importance of behaving with a reward at the end of the flight or the threat of a good smack aside the ear if they don't.

Ok, but the big issue people have is that they don't want to hear your damn conversation. It's not just about crying, it's the constant chatter coming out of your direction that is annoying. I'm not saying it should be a library, but it should be damn near to that. It's courtesy, especially in such close quarters.

JohnG@lt wrote:

Monkey Spanker wrote:

Its the parents fault tbh. I have a 3 yr old & a 16 month old both have been on long haul flights & both behaved. Most parents forget about the pressure issues on the ear I gave both of my kids lollies to suck so that would help the ears pop & equalise. The rest of the time you just have to amuse them with drawing & DVD's. Parents have to remember that kids get bored easily & you have to impress on the child the importance of behaving with a reward at the end of the flight or the threat of a good smack aside the ear if they don't.

Ok, but the big issue people have is that they don't want to hear your damn conversation. It's not just about crying, it's the constant chatter coming out of your direction that is annoying. I'm not saying it should be a library, but it should be damn near to that. It's courtesy, especially in such close quarters.

Well, then those people should get their own private jet.

Blaming children for being children is really low IMO. We all were kids once and behaved in such a way.
Such demands remind me of people denying mothers to breast-feed their babies in public, whenever and wherever the infant gets hungry.

It's simply how nature is, babies want their breast, children get bored fast and can be noisy.
Unless you're going to spend a lot of money on infrastructure to provide separate room for annoyed people, something like that is just a ridiculous demand.
And airlines certainly don't have that extra money.

Also, I rather have children than some weirdos with no social skills, who just don't realize when someone doesn't want to talk, or even listen to their constant blathering.

globefish23 wrote:

JohnG@lt wrote:

Monkey Spanker wrote:

Its the parents fault tbh. I have a 3 yr old & a 16 month old both have been on long haul flights & both behaved. Most parents forget about the pressure issues on the ear I gave both of my kids lollies to suck so that would help the ears pop & equalise. The rest of the time you just have to amuse them with drawing & DVD's. Parents have to remember that kids get bored easily & you have to impress on the child the importance of behaving with a reward at the end of the flight or the threat of a good smack aside the ear if they don't.

Ok, but the big issue people have is that they don't want to hear your damn conversation. It's not just about crying, it's the constant chatter coming out of your direction that is annoying. I'm not saying it should be a library, but it should be damn near to that. It's courtesy, especially in such close quarters.

Well, then those people should get their own private jet.

Blaming children for being children is really low IMO. We all were kids once and behaved in such a way.
Such demands remind me of people denying mothers to breast-feed their babies in public, whenever and wherever the infant gets hungry.

It's simply how nature is, babies want their breast, children get bored fast and can be noisy.
Unless you're going to spend a lot of money on infrastructure to provide separate room for annoyed people, something like that is just a ridiculous demand.
And airlines certainly don't have that extra money.

Also, I rather have children than some weirdos with no social skills, who just don't realize when someone doesn't want to talk, or even listen to their constant blathering.

Breastfeeding in public is pretty gross.

Ticia wrote:

globefish23 wrote:

JohnG@lt wrote:

Ok, but the big issue people have is that they don't want to hear your damn conversation. It's not just about crying, it's the constant chatter coming out of your direction that is annoying. I'm not saying it should be a library, but it should be damn near to that. It's courtesy, especially in such close quarters.

Well, then those people should get their own private jet.

Blaming children for being children is really low IMO. We all were kids once and behaved in such a way.
Such demands remind me of people denying mothers to breast-feed their babies in public, whenever and wherever the infant gets hungry.

It's simply how nature is, babies want their breast, children get bored fast and can be noisy.
Unless you're going to spend a lot of money on infrastructure to provide separate room for annoyed people, something like that is just a ridiculous demand.
And airlines certainly don't have that extra money.

Also, I rather have children than some weirdos with no social skills, who just don't realize when someone doesn't want to talk, or even listen to their constant blathering.

Breastfeeding in public is pretty gross.

I'm a fan

Ticia wrote:

JohnG@lt wrote:

Ticia wrote:

Breastfeeding in public is pretty gross.

I'm a fan

Creepy.

Because I like boobs?

JohnG@lt wrote:

Ticia wrote:

JohnG@lt wrote:

I'm a fan

Creepy.

Because I like boobs?

New mom boobs are bigger but not a pretty sight.

globefish23 wrote:

JohnG@lt wrote:

Monkey Spanker wrote:

Its the parents fault tbh. I have a 3 yr old & a 16 month old both have been on long haul flights & both behaved. Most parents forget about the pressure issues on the ear I gave both of my kids lollies to suck so that would help the ears pop & equalise. The rest of the time you just have to amuse them with drawing & DVD's. Parents have to remember that kids get bored easily & you have to impress on the child the importance of behaving with a reward at the end of the flight or the threat of a good smack aside the ear if they don't.

Ok, but the big issue people have is that they don't want to hear your damn conversation. It's not just about crying, it's the constant chatter coming out of your direction that is annoying. I'm not saying it should be a library, but it should be damn near to that. It's courtesy, especially in such close quarters.

Well, then those people should get their own private jet.

Blaming children for being children is really low IMO. We all were kids once and behaved in such a way.
Such demands remind me of people denying mothers to breast-feed their babies in public, whenever and wherever the infant gets hungry.

It's simply how nature is, babies want their breast, children get bored fast and can be noisy.
Unless you're going to spend a lot of money on infrastructure to provide separate room for annoyed people, something like that is just a ridiculous demand.
And airlines certainly don't have that extra money.

Also, I rather have children than some weirdos with no social skills, who just don't realize when someone doesn't want to talk, or even listen to their constant blathering.

Fair points, but socialized childcare is a wonderful thing.  Maybe having a kids' section on planes would be a good idea too, just to keep the fuckers quiet.  lol

globefish23 wrote:

Ticia wrote:

globefish23 wrote:

Well, then those people should get their own private jet.

Blaming children for being children is really low IMO. We all were kids once and behaved in such a way.
Such demands remind me of people denying mothers to breast-feed their babies in public, whenever and wherever the infant gets hungry.

It's simply how nature is, babies want their breast, children get bored fast and can be noisy.
Unless you're going to spend a lot of money on infrastructure to provide separate room for annoyed people, something like that is just a ridiculous demand.
And airlines certainly don't have that extra money.

Also, I rather have children than some weirdos with no social skills, who just don't realize when someone doesn't want to talk, or even listen to their constant blathering.

Breastfeeding in public is pretty gross.

Yeah, and I bet you also have sex fully clothed and in the dark. :rawsm:

Calling breastfeeding "gross" is quite far-fetched. There are other things that really are gross, but definitely not this most natural act of a baby feeding on breast milk.

But I guess for prude puritans seeing a nipple in public is the end of the demure world.

I'm a prude? LOL
I show of my pretty nipples all the time but if I ever have the misfortune of giving birth I'll be sure to breastfeed in private, see it as a favor to society.