Originally Posted by Helena Handbaskets

But I think the proposed law requiring a separate family seating section is just ludicrously impractical and naive. What I think would work better is requiring airlines to offer (or, preferably, if they will, allowing airlines to offer without legal interference) personal DVD players to families with children who request them when booking their ticket, along with at least one child-appropriate DVD. The booking process would be akin to booking a child's meal. The airline would be allowed to charge a reasonable fee for the service, perhaps something like about twice the going rate at the InMotion kiosks. Of course the DVD and player would be returned to the airline at the end of the flight.