72% of all baby crying on airplanes is caused by people who hate babies on airplanes.

The parents are already anxious about what the baby will do, and what happens when they get on the plane but some self-important prat glares at them, making them more nervous. The baby picks up on the anxiety and gets upset too. I also laugh at people who say (about actual babies) "it isn't the baby, it's the parents" as though babies can somehow be controlled in some manner.

I therefore think babies should be mandatory in all premium cabins in which a baby-hater is present, until the baby-haters give up and stop flying.

Want to guarantee a peaceful flight with a baby nearby? As soon as you see the baby, offer any assistance you can to the parents. You'll never have to do anything, and everyone will relax and have a great flight.

When you are in agreement with most of the comments after an air travel related article in the Globe and Mail, you know you're laughably wrong at best. In this case there is actually an extra circle of hell being constructed for you and your ilk.