Originally Posted by
SteveinTX
I simply do not think it is a good idea to fly with young children. The air pressure fluctuations are hard for them to deal with, not to mention the sheer boredom of multiple hours in the same seat.
Why put yourself and others through that much anguish?
And I completely disagree that people with kids should be given preferential treatment. I've seen families with completely mobile, older kids asking for pre-board rights and then FA's just let them go instead of arguing about the obvious.
I'm a father of three, and I say leave your kids at home. Buy a Minivan and show them the USA the old fashioned way!
~S
That's great that you are showing the kids the USA the old fashioned way!
Some of us choose to fly with our kids. We fly once a month to see my step daughter. We fly every few weeks to see my parents (her grandparents) and a couple of times a year to see her great grandmother. We also take vacations and fly for those. I don't recall any of our trips that I would use "anguish" with. We've had some occurances, but I'm pretty used to things happening during travel. I figure out how to turn it into an adventure with our kids.
We don't have the time, nor do I have the patience, to drive these places. Our monthly trips to LAX are Sat-Sun so flying is essential.
Before my daughter was born, I read all I could on traveling with babies/children so that I could be at my best flying with her. It's worked 95% of the time but there have been those few occassions that I wish had never happened.
Because we are frequent travelers, having elite status and a club membership is essential. It makes our life infinitely easier - especially when traveling with kids. I don't expect once a year or so travelers to do that.
I'm pretty sure CO appreciates the revenue they receive from Baglady Jr. and hopes we don't start driving everywhere.