Korean Airlines Not for Us
Dec 14, 2014, 5:08 pm
#46
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As a parent of three we travel extensively and have always told our kids to behave in public domain. Numerous times we had stewardess walk up to us and commend on good behaviour of our kids. Last trip on AA we were complimented "Are your kids always so well behaved for a 12 hr flight"? Sorry to toot my own horn, all I can say its up to the parents.
Shame on parents who do not think of others.
Shame on parents who do not think of others.
Dec 14, 2014, 5:24 pm
#47
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After being ignored by the parents and alerting the FA's, this is exactly what I would have done. I've told kids to shut the F up in lounges, theaters and airplanes, (without witnesses) and it usually scares them into submission 
There is a comedy with a scene of a pax having his seat kicked by a kid and he turns around and threatens him with a pencil..... can't think of the film right now, but it definitely hit home!
There is a comedy with a scene of a pax having his seat kicked by a kid and he turns around and threatens him with a pencil..... can't think of the film right now, but it definitely hit home!
Dec 14, 2014, 8:05 pm
#49
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On my way back, in the lowly SEN lounge an incapable father {ethnic reference removed by moderator - unnecessary to make poster's point} let his terribly feral daughter zap around in the lounge. She did not even squeak, she just ran very large circles. The LD immediately first tried to intercept her then talked to him very harshly that it was his duty to contain the rascal. He spoke up, saying that kids have rights too ... and she told him that this would be his last offence in this lounge. One more round and they would both leave ^ .
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Dec 14, 2014, 8:11 pm
#50
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Dec 14, 2014, 8:35 pm
#51
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As a parent of three we travel extensively and have always told our kids to behave in public domain. Numerous times we had stewardess walk up to us and commend on good behaviour of our kids. Last trip on AA we were complimented "Are your kids always so well behaved for a 12 hr flight"? Sorry to toot my own horn, all I can say its up to the parents.
Shame on parents who do not think of others.
Shame on parents who do not think of others.
My son DOES squirm and kick the seat in front of him if it is within kicking distance. So my wife and I ALWAYS make sure to do one of the following:
1. Sit in a bulkhead row.
2. Sit in premium economy or extra-legroom seats where his feet won't reach the seat in front of him.
3. Fly business class where his legs cannot possibly reach the seat in front. (My son is quiet. His only problem is the squirming/kicking.)
4. If all else fails and we had to fly in Y, we would arrange our seats so that one of us is sitting in front of him (so that the only seat he kicks is our own).
No one should have to suffer through having their seats kicked repeatedly by kids. If the parents would put just a tiny bit of thought into their travel plans, this kind of thing could be completely avoided.
Dec 14, 2014, 9:04 pm
#52
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Hilarious
Ha, Ha that happened to me once where the kicking was going on for at least half an hour and I politely asked the parents if they could tell their child if they please not do not (this child was old enough to know better). Eventually I just stood up, turned around and said in a loud voice to the kid that if he didn't stop that right now, I was going to have him arrested when he got off the plane (of course he didn't know that wasn't going to happen) but that stopped him promptly from doing it for the rest of the flight. Mother didn't say a word.
Dec 14, 2014, 11:04 pm
#53
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Dec 15, 2014, 12:17 am
#54
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It does seem they might have suggested that the kicking kid be moved to sit behind the empty seat, though.
Dec 15, 2014, 2:05 am
#55
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I find the parents of the obnoxious ones usually even more obnoxious than the remaining brats though. They are somehow impermeable to external input.
Audio devices without head phones should simply be illegal.
Dec 15, 2014, 3:28 am
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So the OP and companion had three seats for the two of them, while two little children were seated behind and reportedly kicking only two of those three seats in front of them? Sounds like one of the empty seats may have gotten a break from the bumping. 
By the way, while it may be a different story than the OP's circumstance, some adult passengers imagine their seat is being kicked by kids from behind even when the seats aren't being kicked. I've seen this three times in two months on flights with some level of minor turbulence, and it is a window into how paranoid some adults can be when it comes to young children seated behind them on planes.
Perhaps the OP and companion could have swapped seats to move behind the kids and one of the parents. Problem solved then?
By the way, while it may be a different story than the OP's circumstance, some adult passengers imagine their seat is being kicked by kids from behind even when the seats aren't being kicked. I've seen this three times in two months on flights with some level of minor turbulence, and it is a window into how paranoid some adults can be when it comes to young children seated behind them on planes.
Perhaps the OP and companion could have swapped seats to move behind the kids and one of the parents. Problem solved then?
Dec 15, 2014, 9:52 am
#58
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Dec 15, 2014, 11:07 am
#59
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Yup, this worked for me on a Tiger Air flight a few years ago. Male child travelling with Mum and Grannie. Kicked and kicked. We asked politely and Mum gave me a "you can't expect him not to, he's only 6" speech. Kids are smart. He realised he was on safe ground with Mum and Grandma, but figured discretion was the better part of valour as far as I was concerned and he sat as good as gold for the next 2 hours until we reached Thailand.
Dec 15, 2014, 12:39 pm
#60
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I recently flew in F from IAH to HNL on UA. The three bulkhead seats were occupied by a mother, teenage daughter, and young son. The son screamed most of the flight and would not stay in his seat. The FAs repeatedly warned them, but to no avail.