Originally Posted by amolkold (Post 18273453)

Like someone said above, OP never said these were Americans. I encountered something similar with a Dutch family last year, who decided that their kid could play in my bulkhead legroom area.

Originally Posted by Wally Bird (Post 18281707)

By accident. Uh-huh.

Originally Posted by Fornebufox (Post 18282059)

BA and other non-US airlines often reserve the bulkhead seats for families with small children. In your case could have been this family's expectation. Next time have a word with the FA?

But kids playing in the aisle? No.

Originally Posted by Tron37b (Post 18276652)

Can't children take some sort of Ambien/Benadryl cocktail that will put them to sleep for the duration of the flight?

It would definitely make it easier for the parents. :)

Originally Posted by Moineau (Post 18278263)

Drugging little Tarquin and his young sibling Reign-Beau so that the grown ups can get a bit of peace and quiet? I suggest you take that advice to the Travel With Children forum and see if you manage to escape in one piece :D

Originally Posted by mikeef (Post 18281580)

I had one of those on my flight last week. Guy wearing a muscle shirt, fully-exposed armpits, blasting music out of his cell phone. Spent the whole flight chewing on a toothpick, including when he fell asleep. The woman in front of me had her bare feet propped up on the bulkhead.
For 50 bonus points, what city was I departing? Mike

Originally Posted by Geek007 (Post 18280253)

I did SEA-ORD with a 3 year old who keeps to herself. Parent of a another kid wanted my kid to play with her kid in the bulkhead of E+. granted it would have affected her legroom. I declined. So she offered the aisle so I could watch my kid if that was what I was afraid of. I declined again. Ten min later her kid is running screaming up and down the aisles after a passenger dumped water on the kid by accident after we hit turbulence. My kid was contently watching The Lion King on my iPad with headphones on. Yet again I'm also one of those parents who keeps my kid occupied on a flight and out of the way of fellow passengers. Heck. I've even bought passengers a drink if my kid unconvinced them in any way. Last flight kid kept kicking the seat in front of her for like 5 minutes. I bought the guy a drink since he was obviously annoyed.

Originally Posted by mikeef (Post 18281580)

I had one of those on my flight last week. Guy wearing a muscle shirt, fully-exposed armpits, blasting music out of his cell phone. Spent the whole flight chewing on a toothpick, including when he fell asleep. The woman in front of me had her bare feet propped up on the bulkhead.
For 50 bonus points, what city was I departing?

Originally Posted by mikeef (Post 18281580)

I had one of those on my flight last week. Guy wearing a muscle shirt, fully-exposed armpits, blasting music out of his cell phone. Spent the whole flight chewing on a toothpick, including when he fell asleep. The woman in front of me had her bare feet propped up on the bulkhead.

For 50 bonus points, what city was I departing?



Me thinks that your cellmate, a 400-pound guy nicknamed "Tiny," will have you bouncing off the walls, the bed, etc. I'm a generous guy, so I'll send you a rope to hang your soap.

As much fun as these threads about kids are (and let's not kid ourselves, inconsiderate parents do some stupid things), I've had far more issues with idiot grown-ups than kids.

Mike

Originally Posted by 53flyer (Post 18270925)

On my most recent eastbound TATL flight, two mothers though that the aisle in EC was the perfect place for their toddlers to play. I estimate that the children were 18-24 months old. Both mothers sat on the floor of the aisle, one forward and one aft, creating a "play-space" for the kids in between them.

Most pax (myself included) crossed over at the bulkhead to the opposite aisle to use the restroom on the left side of the aircraft. After about 20 minutes of this an FA finally broke them up and sent them to their respective seats (which were about 8 rows apart).

I was amazed it took the FA's so long to intervene. Anyone else ever encountered this type of behavior?

Originally Posted by emma69 (Post 18282961)

Lol - Miami and Newark were my first two guesses!!! My third is Vegas.

Originally Posted by CDTraveler (Post 18283094)

I was thinking LAX because of the bare feet. Vegas has been a bit chilly lately from what I read.

Originally Posted by 53flyer (Post 18282622)

What is Orlando?

Originally Posted by TheManofaThousandPlaces (Post 18282820)

Newark.

Originally Posted by HMPS (Post 18282868)

Flying out of somewhere in the South !!?

If wrong, I must consult Jeff Foxworty !

Originally Posted by emma69 (Post 18282961)

Lol - Miami and Newark were my first two guesses!!! My third is Vegas.