Child Free Airlines
Mar 1, 2015, 11:58 pm
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I was recently on a flight from Orlando to London. There were a large number of children ranging from screaming babies to very loud teenagers who made the flight a nightmare.
Would you pay extra for a child free flight and if so how much you be prepared to pay over and above the normal economy fare ?
Would you pay extra for a child free flight and if so how much you be prepared to pay over and above the normal economy fare ?
Mar 2, 2015, 12:11 am
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Mar 2, 2015, 12:13 am
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Maybe not so much a child free plane but to expand on Malaysia Airlines A380 idea where they don't allow anyone under the age of 12 on the top deck, maybe airlines should make the front and middle sections of planes to be the same with 12 years and under being only seated in the rear section.
Mar 2, 2015, 1:12 am
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I was recently on a flight from Orlando to London. There were a large number of children ranging from screaming babies to very loud teenagers who made the flight a nightmare.
Would you pay extra for a child free flight and if so how much you be prepared to pay over and above the normal economy fare ?
Would you pay extra for a child free flight and if so how much you be prepared to pay over and above the normal economy fare ?
Mar 2, 2015, 1:22 am
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It's a reasonable question, in the same way some adults pay more to pay at child free resorts. OP isn't suggesting children shouldn't be allowed to fly, merely asking if some would pay more to fly on a plane without children.
For me the answer is yes on long-haul when I'm looking to sleep; but otherwise it doesn't bother me too much.
For me the answer is yes on long-haul when I'm looking to sleep; but otherwise it doesn't bother me too much.
Mar 2, 2015, 1:50 am
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It's a free market (at least for flights between the UK and US) so the fact that no airline offers child-free flights speaks volumes. And Orlando is not the market for it.
Mar 2, 2015, 1:59 am
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A pity that many (most?) parents don't hold out this philosophy towards other passengers. Obviously not every child is boisterous but it's funny that whenever they are everyone else is expected to put up with it. If "compromise" is the order of the day maybe parents should accept that part of the plane is off limits to children.
Mar 2, 2015, 2:04 am
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Mar 2, 2015, 3:46 am
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It's a reasonable question, in the same way some adults pay more to pay at child free resorts. OP isn't suggesting children shouldn't be allowed to fly, merely asking if some would pay more to fly on a plane without children.
For me the answer is yes on long-haul when I'm looking to sleep; but otherwise it doesn't bother me too much.
For me the answer is yes on long-haul when I'm looking to sleep; but otherwise it doesn't bother me too much.