Taking kid in First Class?
Jun 5, 2019, 2:52 am
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Whenever threads like this come up, there are usually 3 standard responses.
1. Fly in F with your child and it will be a wonderfully generous treat.
2. Send your child by DHL and cut some air-holes.
3. A child? On a plane? Are you mad! They might disturb me while I fart, burp, and rudely demand to be looked after because I'm very important.
Personally I follow Option 1, but that's because I enjoy spending money on those I love and care for.
M
1. Fly in F with your child and it will be a wonderfully generous treat.
2. Send your child by DHL and cut some air-holes.
3. A child? On a plane? Are you mad! They might disturb me while I fart, burp, and rudely demand to be looked after because I'm very important.
Personally I follow Option 1, but that's because I enjoy spending money on those I love and care for.
M
Jun 5, 2019, 2:55 am
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My wife shares your wife's view - that's why I'm flying F with one of the children, and she's flying CW with the other for our holiday this summer :-).
I too got the completely innocent comment from my daughter, who must have been about 6 or 7 at the time, about whether it was a night flight (to Rome) and I said no, but asked why - she assumed that on night flights the seats all go flat.....
I too got the completely innocent comment from my daughter, who must have been about 6 or 7 at the time, about whether it was a night flight (to Rome) and I said no, but asked why - she assumed that on night flights the seats all go flat.....
Jun 5, 2019, 3:04 am
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Being a silly child, I would have loved that option when I was a kid 
When I was about 3, I did ask if I could experience what a parcel would experience, if they put me in a box and posted me to my grandparents...
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When I was about 3, I did ask if I could experience what a parcel would experience, if they put me in a box and posted me to my grandparents...
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Jun 5, 2019, 3:59 am
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Go in F. I think your wife’s point is ridiculous. It’s much more about how you discuss experiences with children and explain context than about what you give them. Having nice experiences isn’t what “spoils” a child; what does it is when they have attitudes of entitlement and obliviousness and look down on others. I also think it’s ridiculous when people travel in different classes from their children.
Jun 5, 2019, 4:04 am
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If you go in F, then ensure that at least one hour of the flight is a class on miles and points maximisation. Start them young. Your wife may wish to attend if she's still speaking to you.
Jun 5, 2019, 4:17 am
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My then nine year old (and previously when 8) has done F. We then did Y at Easter. It has made her appreciate premium cabins more, but won't stop us doing Y again in the future, although we are back in F in the summer.
Jun 5, 2019, 4:19 am
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Jun 5, 2019, 5:01 am
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Explain to the kid that this is something most people cant afford/wont spend money on, and that your hard work in life has got you there. If they are too immature to understand that then reconsider. If they understand that, then tell the wife that this kind of experience may inspire the kid to work hard enough in life to achieve such experiences themselves.
Last year, with my 14 & 15 year old travelling with my wife and I, we were in premium economy. Upgrades at airport counter were available to CW. We were seriously considering it but the kids talked us out of it since they perceived it to be poor value for a 7hr TATL and came up with examples of other things we could do with $2500
Last year, with my 14 & 15 year old travelling with my wife and I, we were in premium economy. Upgrades at airport counter were available to CW. We were seriously considering it but the kids talked us out of it since they perceived it to be poor value for a 7hr TATL and came up with examples of other things we could do with $2500
Jun 5, 2019, 5:56 am
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Years ago, I generally flew business/first class and if family was with me, my 3 girls were also booked nearby. I remember the oldest one (around 11 then) saying they wanted coach, so they could sit together. They later said they loved it when the curtain closed because they felt they were on an adventure.
Jun 5, 2019, 6:15 am
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Quite happily so... AND I’m usually in the wife’s position in these situations.
Let me guess you’re married to the folding her arms, waiting for you to come home, expects you to know what you did and holds a grudge for a week, keeping a score card of all ‘hers’ vs. all ‘yours’ types?
Tough break mate, you have my sympathy
Let me guess you’re married to the folding her arms, waiting for you to come home, expects you to know what you did and holds a grudge for a week, keeping a score card of all ‘hers’ vs. all ‘yours’ types?
Tough break mate, you have my sympathy