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if it isn’t a child-free plane, the child-free areas are the cockpit (once the door is shut) and the cargo hold (hopefully always.) anyone who thinks a curtain
by catchnear4321 3y ago
if it isn’t a child-free plane, the child-free areas are the cockpit (once the door is shut) and the cargo hold (hopefully always.)
anyone who thinks a curtain can contain the sounds and/or smells of a toddler has never had one.
and if you think children (or animals) are the only nuisance on planes, you’re likely the other kind.
- NavinF 3y agoPerfect is the enemy of good
- catchnear4321 3y agofalse advertising is the enemy of both.
- SkyPuncher 3y agoAn upset child 20 rows away is massive better than an upset child next to me.
- catchnear4321 3y agocool, let’s sub that <100lb child with a >200lb adult. upset, naturally. happy?
- graypegg 3y agoYeah actually, that’s much better. Adults have consequences, feel shame when people glare at them, and can be kicked off the flight before take off. I sit down on a flight, I roll with anything that goes wrong, and just focus on getting to where I’m going, like 80% of most adults on a plane. Babies on the other hand, I’m pretty sure that’s 0% of them with that sort of attitude.
- catchnear4321 3y agooh goodness i do hope your luck holds.
- graypegg 3y agoAnd I hope you find a little optimism in your life! You’re saying that in your experience, greater than 20% of adults on a flight are more problematic and annoying than a crying kid? I like to think I’m pretty realistic about things but I don’t ever think it’s been that bad for me! I might even go as far as to say that most of my flights have had no issues.
- catchnear4321 3y agothen why so concerned about children? you seem to be optimistic about everything else.
- midoridensha 3y ago>You’re saying that in your experience, greater than 20% of adults on a flight are more problematic and annoying than a crying kid? It depends on how many Americans are on board.
- Cyph0n 3y agoWell, unless you can afford to fly private, you’re just going to have to deal with the annoying babies. Because families need to get to places and the human race isn’t going to go extinct, at least not anytime soon. In the meantime, I’d recommend investing in a good pair of earbuds and/or headphones.
- WeylandYutani 3y agoI always go on vacation outside the school holiday season. Mostly gays and older people in the plane and hotel.
- saithound 3y agoThat's optimistic: you're commenting under an article which suggests they might not have to deal with the annoying babies for long. Families should not take their ability to "get to places" for granted. If the people who don't want "annoying babies" on their planes accumulate enough disposable income that catering to their desires becomes more profitable than catering to families, the latter may find themselves out of luck when they "need to get to places", unless they themselves can afford to fly private. Of course, that's an extreme extrapolation; but on the margin, the introduction of child-free zones will certainly make air travel for families less affordable. If it turns out profitable, potentially by a lot.