Originally Posted by
sunrisegirl
I think it might also be fun to have a Sweepstakes as to how long it will take this thread to be closed because of everyone bickering!!
Child free cabins probably isn't workable, but I do think there could be compromise, ie. no children on UD or in F, crew to be more pro-active in asking parents to help quieten them down.
I don't think there would be a need for this to even be discussed if more parents took the time to watch over their children rather than ignoring them when they disturb others.
Also if an adult gets rowdy on board then the crew will tell them to quieten down. The same should apply to children and the parents should be asked to deal with them but a lot of crew don't bother. The children are not at fault for being rowdy - they don't know any different if their parents don't bother with setting guidelines for behaviour in public places.
I think the figures I saw on this issue (in a daily paper) said something like 70% didn't want them in premium cabins.. That's a lot so we can't all be wrong.
Completly agree, the crew should be mindful of other passengers comfort and be more proactive when parents are doing nothing to control their noisy kids, that's what I'd like to see. I admit, when we were upgraded to Club last summer on return flights to Barbados, it was lovely to look around the cabin and see no small children. There was a family with 3 kids in Club, they were probably aged from 9-13 but after seeing them as we boarded, I forgot they were there, they were so well behaved, but from talking to the parents at our hotel, they obviously flew in that cabin quite often and so knew how to behave.
I do feel for parents with small kids and babies, they don't understand about being quiet & sitting still and I've seen posts on other forums saying no children should be allowed on flights - how stupid a view point! A vast majority of parents have no choice but to fly with their kids, I know from experience of living abroad for 4 years, I could hardly leave my kids in our house when I flew back to the UK to visit family......
A more proactive crew speaking to disinterested parents of unruly kids would greatly help, but then those parents would have to actively do something about their kids and not all of them will.
It's a poser alright