Plain and simple...I can afford to pay first class for my wife, our 2 kids ages 5 and 18 months and our nanny...that is 5 seats and to put it bluntly if you think the airline or myself really care what you think in your upgraded $200 ticket you are fooling yourself...join the rest of us on planet earth...if you can pay you can play!

No argument whatsoever. I don't suppose the nanny makes a public exhibition of the diaper changing routine either. I do not think for one moment that the parents who change on the meal table are concerned about the baby catching germs. What about the people who used that meal table or the seat or the insert afterward? I am sorry but with repect, I do not see any other perspective.

. . . hey what about us guys in coach. Why do we have to put up with all the unruly children and crying babies that you first class passengers throw back at us? http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/wink.gif

Just kidding (but trying to make a point)--I never (well hardly ever) fly coach. None of us likes screaming babies but hey that's life. Why should coach people be subject to this and first class exempted--spread the pain around I say.

In fairness to babies, I have never had a nonstop crier, unruly kid etc on any flight (just lucky I guess?). For someone who flies over 100k per year for many years, you think this would have happened by now if it was such a serious problem (and yes I have been seated with babies and kids in the front cabin).

I have actually helped "care" for a baby on a long flight (gave the mom a rest) along with other passengers. I enjoyed it.

The choice is yours -- either way, if you think you are not enjoying the flight, you are probably right; if you think you are enjoying the flight, you are probably right.

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Counter top or toilet lid if there's no changing table available. If there's any logistic questions, a portable counter top should be brought aboard.



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As a UA1K I fly on business and with my wife and 18-month old quite frequently. Like everyone else when I am flying, whether in 1st or coach, I don't think that sitting next to a screaming baby is all that much fun (even when its your own!).

That being said I don't see any reason why a family should not be allowed to have their child up front. As a perosnl matter I have decided not to bring my daughter up front because I think it is much easier to seat her in coach where we can have three seats across or even an empty row (we tend to fly SFO-EWR alot on 757's and 320's). Maybe when she is older we can move up front but for now coach is perfectly acceptable.

I also wanted to add a comment on the diaper question. Unfortunately the lavs on 757's and others are not big enough to lay a child down on the seat to change her (320's and 747's have pull down changing tables which are great). Consequently we have to change the child in the seats and until UA puts changing tables on all its planes I don't see another alternative

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I certainly hope that was intended as a joke!

I am pretty sure this is not a joke !

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Double post !

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It's too bad that's not a joke. I think that changing diapers in the seats really crosses the line as far as consideration for your fellow passengers goes. http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/frown.gif

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