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:yes: It's not as if she was chucking food around, was it?
I think it's precisely because of this attitude that kids play up in public. They know it gets them attention. France and Spain don't seem to have this problem.
Although I think that Rachie is right, and perhaps this kid was being more disruptive than the story makes out. Or the flight attendant is a bit of a twat.
POTW
Oh god yes. I don't know WHY people take young Children on flights. Pisses me off - same with taking young kids to the cinema, they just annoy everyone. By all means, take 'em to zoos, beach, etc - but something like that? No.
Thank god none went to Cuba with me. 9 hours of annoying child? No thanks. Food poisoning from Virgin Shatlantic was enough, ta.
Children + Flight = Bad.
Because they want to go on a holiday, or maybe visit relatives in another country.
Same reason as anyone goes on a flight. :rolleyes:
Exactly. And alot of us were probbaly like the child mentioned in the article.
Sounds a good idea to me :thumb:
safe as 'ouses!!
There's a very topical joke in very poor taste here...
It's all excitement at first, then they often end up crying, whining, etc, pissing everyone off. It's irresponsible. The child hates the experience.
Children get bored easily, long haul flights, are, most of us pray, boring. If they are exciting, it means something has gone very wrong.
This case was too extreme if the truth is all we havebeen told, but perhaps the kid was kicking someones seat, throwing shit, or elsewhat we haven't been told.
What if someone wants to visit their parents in another country, show their child the world?
The way some people are talking here, is as if kids should just be locked up until all of a sudden they grow up into a well adjusted adult.
Well it doesnt work like that im afraid. Children learn how to behave in situations by BEING in them.
There are certain things people can do to make flights more bearable for children. If I was going long haul id try and pick a night flight so the child slept. For shorter flights it just takes a lot of thought to make sure the kid doesnt get too bored.
Longer flights are more difficult. Also, I just wouldn't want to expose a young child to the air on one of those long haul flights. Sometimes people can die from shit filtered round the cabin... let alone a young infant. Bring back smoking on planes. I'd rather leave smelly than infected.
And I am not saying lock 'em up until adulthood. I am just saying, pretty much under 8, don't go on long haul flights. After that, if they kick the seat, or get stroppy, then that's just the kid being a brat, and discipline is needed. So do chuck 'em off.
Show thier child the world? It isn't going to go anywhere... and at such a young age, the child won't remember most of it anyway. Short hops of an houror two, ok, the child can be kept occupied with that. Most of the time though, let's face it these days - half the parents take thier kids with them, because they don't want to cramp THIER lifestyle. And this disgusts me. Then they go out drinking. FFS... don't get rat arsed if you have children to care for. I've seen this, I wanted to hit those fuckers so hard... anyway. I wonder why some folk have kids.
I won't be taking my children on long-haul flights. Hell, by the time I have kids, hopefully no flight will be long haul anymore.
Noone wants their kids to b upset for a whole plane journey, and most kids wouldnt be. Its not gonna be torture for them, just a bit boring. Big deal. Its worth it in the end though.
Indeed
Why should you stop having holidays, and stop visiting family (my dad's brother was in Tokyo) just because other people don't like children. I don't like noisy stag and hen groups on easyJet flights but I'd never ask the flight crew to have them sedated or removed.
still, its a good and realistic compromise
I'd much rather sit next to a chatty child than a whining adult. "Bye bye plane" vs the woman I sat next to on my flight back from Cape Town. "Oh I hate going back to England. Such horrible weather, the fruit and veg are so raw and tasteless. And these seats are awful, and it's so cramped in here! I hate flights. Especially overnight ones, I lose so much sleep. Then I have to go back to work. Do you manage to sleep on flights? I can't stand the food on here either. Did you enjoy your holiday? Cape Town is beautiful isn't it? Oh, I hate going back to England..."
Ad nauseam until I stuck my earphones in and took the sleeping pills
She had a point though...
Well, maybe that's for another thread