Children and flying..

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Jan 10, 2007 | 3:58 pm
  #91  
Quote: If you applied that kind of statistic to "disruptive drunken businessmen," you'd be encountering them at the same frequency, except that no one does, i.e. businessmen behave themselves at a far higher percentage than 95%.
there's less of them since they would be isolated in the much smaller FC cabin. and lets not forget the guy who poopooed on the cart.
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Jan 10, 2007 | 4:55 pm
  #92  
Quote: well, since we are NOT with your kids 100% of the time like you are, I couldnt care less if they behave well 95% of the time (do you keep track, btw?) if I am unlucky enough to meet them on the remaining 5%.

And Im sorry, but I really cannot agree with you thinking that the fact that you and your kids might be generating more revenue for the airline than somebody else can justify their eventual ill behaviour.

Having said that, I really dont mind children being children on an airplane. It has happened and will happen again. What upsets me are parents thinking that they are ENTITLED to their childs poor behaviour because of whatever reason.
My wife and I feel really bad on those 5% of the time were my kids do act up. We study what went wrong and improve it for next time.

My two points is that
1) That's life...sorry. Children are children. Again...sorry.
2) Their revenue does NOT justify their eventual ill behavior, but it does justify the airlines. The free market has spoken and accepted it. If you owned an airline you would do the same.

Again, we have travel hundreds of thousands of miles in the last two years, I am comfortable is saying that my children are in the top 1% of children travelers and probably in the the top 25% of adult travelers.
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Jan 10, 2007 | 5:17 pm
  #93  
Quote: My wife and I feel really bad on those 5% of the time were my kids do act up. We study what went wrong and improve it for next time.

My two points is that
1) That's life...sorry. Children are children. Again...sorry.
2) Their revenue does NOT justify their eventual ill behavior, but it does justify the airlines. The free market has spoken and accepted it. If you owned an airline you would do the same.

Again, we have travel hundreds of thousands of miles in the last two years, I am comfortable is saying that my children are in the top 1% of children travelers and probably in the the top 25% of adult travelers.
No need to be sorry. Like you say, children are children. Children never upset me, its their parents that do. I really wish every parent acted the way you say you do.
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