Status? You think sitting in First Class, and having "One Meeylun Miles" is status...

Interesting...

Status? You think sitting in First Class, and having "One Meeylun Miles" is status...

Interesting...

Status? You think sitting in First Class, and having "One Meeylun Miles" is status...

Interesting...

Status? You think sitting in First Class, and having "One Meeylun Miles" is status...

Interesting...

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As a soon-going-to-be-a-mother, who LOVEs traveling (business and leisure) and who has learned to appreciate the nice cabins up front, I have been reading this thread with growing dismay. Yes, I have frequently groaned and rolled my eyes when I saw that there were children anywhere near my seat, and now I guess it is my turn!

As a relatively medium sized person, I can sit in comfort if I was allowed to purchase two coach seats. I am not into the food that much, and most first class services(except long international flights) seems just an excuse to get some breathing space.

So now with all the added work of taking a child along with me, I will have to think twice about the premium cabin! Truly, if I were traveling with my baby, I think I could manage quite comfortably in the three seats, if the airline would allow me to do so. When another person is added -however, I would of course prefer to travel business or first. And on long international flights - which I would think twice, thrice and four times about taking an unmanageable child, I apologise to all the other pasengers - my child will be traveling with me.

My two cents, and reporting major travel withdrawal symptoms since I havent boarded an aircraft in 4 months, and dont see any hope in the next four,
alka

- Flying first class is better than flying coach.

- I travel frequently for leisure with my four-year-old son (SM on Delta), my eighteen month-old daughter, and my wife (also DL SM).

- I have no hesitation about flying with my family in the First Class cabin. Because I can. Because I like it.

That said, I believe in respecting the people around me. I teach this value to my children. This applies to the person clearing my plate at a truck stop, equally as much as it applies to someone in a six thousand dollar suit occupying the business class seat next to me.

If circumstances call for me to eat at a truck stop, I will. I will order what I want. I will do everything I can to enable my children to have good behavior (i.e. prepare). I will attempt to correct any 'bad' behavior. We will respect those around us.

If circumstances call for us to fly (as they often to, since we have a bi-coastal extended family, and simply like to travel internationally), we will. If we can fly in Business or First class, we will. Because we can. I will do everything I can to enable my children to have good behavior (i.e. prepare). I will attempt to correct any 'bad' behavior. We will respect those around us.

My two cents. Well...at least two yen.

On AA MIA-EWR 757 yesterday morning, a couple changing a VERY dirty diaper in first class was instructed by the FA to change the baby in the lavatory the next time. The rest of us just pinched our noses.

What inconsiderate #@$%s. Even if they were in coach they should have used the lav.

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"Sire, it is not a revolt. It is a Revolution!"

I agree. I wish you had made a fuss. That is disgusting behaviour. Where all the toilets full? I suppose that people like that probably threw the thing on the floor. What finesse.

maybe just careful, not disgusting. I have heard medical experts reccomend NOT using a/c toilets for changing babies as the baby is very vulnerable to picking up germs left behind by not-so-super-fastidious adult passengers... there's always another perspective.

Perhaps, but they could bring along some alcohol wipes if they're that worried about it. Who says the previous seat occupant was all that fastidious, either? The reason the lav is there in the first place is for this very type activity!



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"Sire, it is not a revolt. It is a Revolution!"

Logistically, just how would one change a baby's diaper in an airplane lavratory?

I don't know about the floor, but a few years back an FA told me that a woman with a baby handed her (i.e the FA) a dirty diaper as if it were an empty glass to be disposed of. Some people...

I now carry a Bose noise cancelling headset, so noise is less of a concern unless they are really loud and right next to me. Then it would be frustrating.

But I think airlines can get around the question of wether infants should ride in First by levying a charge of somesort for infants riding in First.

As for changing diapers; IMO if the lav is equipped with a change table, they should use it.