Kid/age cutoff in F on DL...
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Kid/age cutoff in F on DL...
Sat next to/in front of/behind enough kids in F to make me wonder what the hell was the point of being upgraded, with the screaming, kicking, jostling and whining.
Doesn't DL have a age cutoff for F (ie, nothing below 10, or 11?)...
If I wanted to travel surrounded by rugrats, I'd still be flying SW.
I won't even get into the incredibly obnoxious teenagers in the two seats across the way... They actually said "yo, get back there" to people boarding...
Doesn't DL have a age cutoff for F (ie, nothing below 10, or 11?)...
If I wanted to travel surrounded by rugrats, I'd still be flying SW.
I won't even get into the incredibly obnoxious teenagers in the two seats across the way... They actually said "yo, get back there" to people boarding...
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this should be in the dl or another forum....i will alert a mod to consider moving this....please don't repost....
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Sat next to/in front of/behind enough kids in F to make me wonder what the hell was the point of being upgraded, with the screaming, kicking, jostling and whining.
Doesn't DL have a age cutoff for F (ie, nothing below 10, or 11?)...
If I wanted to travel surrounded by rugrats, I'd still be flying SW.
I won't even get into the incredibly obnoxious teenagers in the two seats across the way... They actually said "yo, get back there" to people boarding...
Doesn't DL have a age cutoff for F (ie, nothing below 10, or 11?)...
If I wanted to travel surrounded by rugrats, I'd still be flying SW.
I won't even get into the incredibly obnoxious teenagers in the two seats across the way... They actually said "yo, get back there" to people boarding...
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Sat next to/in front of/behind enough kids in F to make me wonder what the hell was the point of being upgraded, with the screaming, kicking, jostling and whining.
Doesn't DL have a age cutoff for F (ie, nothing below 10, or 11?)...
If I wanted to travel surrounded by rugrats, I'd still be flying SW.
I won't even get into the incredibly obnoxious teenagers in the two seats across the way... They actually said "yo, get back there" to people boarding...
Doesn't DL have a age cutoff for F (ie, nothing below 10, or 11?)...
If I wanted to travel surrounded by rugrats, I'd still be flying SW.
I won't even get into the incredibly obnoxious teenagers in the two seats across the way... They actually said "yo, get back there" to people boarding...
The customer is always right, so you certainly should have asked to be reassigned to Y if it didn't look the way you wanted it.
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I've only got a little over 600,000 miles in the seat on Delta, but does any airline have a age limit? Some time on CO, and AA but not aware of any differences. If you pay you can fly any class including F.
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Delta has no age restriction on First class. The main problem I have is when there is an infant in first and the infant is flying as a lapheld infant for NO CHARGE and I am on a paid F ticket (I had that happen this summer when I was paying to be up front DTW/SFO, mainly because I knew it was a hard upgrade and I wanted to sleep and even my Bose headphones didn't help for almost an hour). Luckilly on that trip I wasn't driving when I laned and they had plenty of free vodka on board to help knock me out
If the kids were out of their seats running around I would have complained to the FA.
If the kids were out of their seats running around I would have complained to the FA.
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I pay for my tickets and if I want to bring my child or infant along in F, I can. Why does anyone have a problem with this stuff? It is so pathetic. Like the other guy said, if it bothers you so much, charter a plane.
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Delta has no age restriction on First class. The main problem I have is when there is an infant in first and the infant is flying as a lapheld infant for NO CHARGE and I am on a paid F ticket (I had that happen this summer when I was paying to be up front DTW/SFO, mainly because I knew it was a hard upgrade and I wanted to sleep and even my Bose headphones didn't help for almost an hour). Luckilly on that trip I wasn't driving when I laned and they had plenty of free vodka on board to help knock me out
If the kids were out of their seats running around I would have complained to the FA.
If the kids were out of their seats running around I would have complained to the FA.
1. If you were a "lap adult" then it would be appropriate for you to fly F for NO CHARGE (I'm just repeating your use of all caps).
2. Since the lap infant was a lap infant, I'm sure this is one possible explanation why it wasn't running around...
Sat next to/in front of/behind enough kids in F to make me wonder what the hell was the point of being upgraded, with the screaming, kicking, jostling and whining.
Doesn't DL have a age cutoff for F (ie, nothing below 10, or 11?)...
If I wanted to travel surrounded by rugrats, I'd still be flying SW.
I won't even get into the incredibly obnoxious teenagers in the two seats across the way... They actually said "yo, get back there" to people boarding...
Doesn't DL have a age cutoff for F (ie, nothing below 10, or 11?)...
If I wanted to travel surrounded by rugrats, I'd still be flying SW.
I won't even get into the incredibly obnoxious teenagers in the two seats across the way... They actually said "yo, get back there" to people boarding...
There was, however, a male in his 50's who was drinking way too much, talking loudly the entire flight (using a lot of vulgar language), and acting abusively toward the f/a's.
From this experience, should we perhaps conclude that all adults need to be banned from traveling in the FC cabin?
Last edited by Canarsie; Dec 26, 2011 at 12:08 pm Reason: Consolidation.
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I was on a flight recently where there was an "infant in arms" in F who had to be almost 2 years old (and looked older) with her slightly older sister along with either their mother or nanny. The younger one was a complete and total brat. She screamed, yelled and cried the entire time while fighting with her sister. She was even screaming at her sister while we were about to land because her sister wouldn't let her unbuckle her seat belt. The little brat was standing up in front of her sisters seat while this was going on. Mom/nanny didn't do anything to discipline or even try to stop the little hellion.
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Here you are:
http://www.netjets.com/
It might cost you a bit more than your upgraded fare, but you can fly by yourself so no one bothers you.
http://www.netjets.com/
It might cost you a bit more than your upgraded fare, but you can fly by yourself so no one bothers you.
Sat next to/in front of/behind enough kids in F to make me wonder what the hell was the point of being upgraded, with the screaming, kicking, jostling and whining.
Doesn't DL have a age cutoff for F (ie, nothing below 10, or 11?)...
If I wanted to travel surrounded by rugrats, I'd still be flying SW.
I won't even get into the incredibly obnoxious teenagers in the two seats across the way... They actually said "yo, get back there" to people boarding...
Doesn't DL have a age cutoff for F (ie, nothing below 10, or 11?)...
If I wanted to travel surrounded by rugrats, I'd still be flying SW.
I won't even get into the incredibly obnoxious teenagers in the two seats across the way... They actually said "yo, get back there" to people boarding...
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Delta has no age restriction on First class. The main problem I have is when there is an infant in first and the infant is flying as a lapheld infant for NO CHARGE and I am on a paid F ticket (I had that happen this summer when I was paying to be up front DTW/SFO, mainly because I knew it was a hard upgrade and I wanted to sleep and even my Bose headphones didn't help for almost an hour). Luckilly on that trip I wasn't driving when I laned and they had plenty of free vodka on board to help knock me out
If the kids were out of their seats running around I would have complained to the FA.
If the kids were out of their seats running around I would have complained to the FA.
I can agree though that there are many parents who don't know how to keep their kids under control and end up being inconsiderate to others. That's the parents' fault, not the kids'.
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You're obviously not a very frequent flyer, or you'd know that the purpose of upgrading is to get a bigger seat, more legroom and free booze. If you were a frequent flyer, you'd also be aware that no domestic airline bans kids from F.
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Bad behavior has no age limits.
And there's very little about domestic F (on any airline) that is really first class. It's basically upgrade class.
And there's very little about domestic F (on any airline) that is really first class. It's basically upgrade class.