Originally Posted by
JessicaB
On my last two night flights in J I have had the displeasure of children that would not stop crying, for hours and hours. The one last night literally screamed the cabin down for all but two hours of the 9 hour flight. In the "lights out" section of the flight when we were all trying to sleep, the blood-curdling screeches coming out of this child, even with earplugs wedged firmly into my ears, even 3 rows away, prevented me (or anyone else in the cabin) from getting any sleep. And I just wondered why someone would pay £5,000 or more for a flat bed when a parent's inability to stop their child from screaming puts the mockers on sleeping.
I don't object to having children in J or F. I don't object to a little crying, I realise that young kids do cry. But I do object to selfish parents who allow their kids to make so much noise that every other person in the cabin is disturbed for most of the flight.
What's the answer?
What do you mean "allow" children arent electronics. You cannot just switch them off for a few hours. If a kid is going to cry there is not much a parent can do. There is nothing selfish about a kid crying, They have every right to pay for a business class ticket, as even if the child is crying, the extra space makes it a lot easier to manage said child. It sucks for you that you couldn't sleep, but you should be able to see how much more it sucks for the parent who cannot figure out how to console their crying child. You are definitely the selfish one here.