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That'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 th
by saithound 3y ago
That'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.
- Cyph0n 3y agoVery scary stuff. Families will probably soon have to drive over the Atlantic.
- saithound 3y agoYeah, hilarious, but in reality they just won't go. Just like e.g. most Indians never fly to the U.S. even if they have relatives living there. Or more fittingly, how most Hungarians used to be able to afford to go on a holiday near Lake Balaton until they were priced out by wealthier Germans, or middle-class families in Canberra used to be able to afford daycare but now only the top 3% by income do. I would not hold my breath about the state subsidizing cross-Atlantic trips for families.
- Cyph0n 3y ago> but in reality they just won't go. Sounds like a beautiful dream! Emergencies happen. Grandparents & relatives exist. Parents will still want to show their kids how vast & beautiful the world is. Could it get more expensive to travel? Sure. But families will continue to travel, and annoyed passengers will continue to deal with it. C'est la vie.
- saithound 3y agoAgain, you're commenting under an article which shows that some airlines are betting the annoyed passengers will not continue to deal with it. If you claim to believe that "families are able to travel by air in a. case of emergency", "grandparents can afford to see their grandchildren" and "most children get to see how vast and beautiful the world is" somehow follow from Newton's laws, even though we just had a two-year period with major loss of access to air travel, well... I'll leave you to your beautiful dream.