airline to restrict under 12 year olds

What a good idea.
The last flight we were on I got a seat kicker. It was an evening flight and mum had bought those blow up things so her two boys could lie down. They did, she put on her mask and nodded off. I found it more difficult😂

Great idea. All we grandparents whose children emigrated to Australia could meet up on a Wednesday flight. Might not be peaceful as we’d have so much to chat about.

Terrible idea, families needing to make journeys at short notice - for illness of family members, medical treatment etc - could suffer as a result.

All of us start as babies and go through all stages, we should learn to live and let live. I have been on flights with crying babies but apart from that do not find children a problem. MIne certainly always behaved on flights. The problem lies with the parents and airlines could draw up a sheet of rules or recommendations to be given to parents with children under 5, but restrictions on children under 12 is ridiculous - and we call younger people snpwflakes, seems our genration is no better.

Brilliant idea!

Great idea. Our last flight had a kid that screamed at the top of his lungs for over 2 hours . When we left the plane many of us sitting nearby commented what a relief it was to get off and away from the awful noise. The parents totally ,y ignored him and never said a word to him.They just let him scream. Not a baby but a kid of 3 or 4.

How awful nanna8 . It’s a shame the flight attendants couldn’t assist somehow.

Not a fan of this idea.

infoman

Corendon Dutch Airlines,who fly to Turkey will restrict certain flights to over 12 year olds only.
Maybe Quantas/British Airways could do a senior citizen special on wednesdays only for those 24 hour flights to down under.

I’m never sure how “tongue in cheek” you are being with your nuggets of wisdom infoman
But just think of the loo queues on a 24 hour Senior Citizens special ! Especially overnight

"Terrible idea, families needing to make journeys at short notice - for illness of family members, medical treatment etc - could suffer as a result."

But surely, this is just one airline Monica? Other airlines are available. To be honest, if I could select a flight where I knew there would be no seat-kickers, squealers, screamers, parents who leave soiled nappies on the floor etc I would be at the front of the queue.

But just think of the loo queues on a 24 hour Senior Citizens special ! Especially overnight
Haha, yes indeed Foxygloves

Airlines weighing people is interesting too, some ask people their weight, then add 10lb!!

Brilliant idea. I've always thought that there should be a "sin bin" aboard for young miscreants....preferably in the hold.

I must be lucky, admittedly i do not fly often but I have rarely had the problems everyone lists. crying babies, yes, but they usual calm down. If anyone was kicking my seat Iwould tell them firmly to stop it, and if they didn't I would complain to the stewardess.

I was on a flight from Australia, two families arranged their children in the long middle isle while they went else where. The children played noisily with one thinking it was funny to make a short high pitched scream e every so often. After two hours and nothing being done I complained to the stewards. They finally told the families to sit with their children, silence.

Some families have thought and planned ahead on how to keep there children occupied quietly, while others put their earplugs in so they can sleep letting the children do as they wish.
It seems to depend on the whether the young child has been brought up to think they are one of a society and mix in with others or society should accept them for what they are and put up with them.

infoman

Corendon Dutch Airlines,who fly to Turkey will restrict certain flights to over 12 year olds only.
Maybe Quantas/British Airways could do a senior citizen special on wednesdays only for those 24 hour flights to down under.

Maybe Quantas/British Airways could do a senior citizen special on wednesdays only for those 24 hour flights to down under

Brilliant idea infoman!

DGD just said that a small child was kicking her seat all the way back last night.
It's happened to me on long haul, small child behind me rhythmically kicking my seat, parents sitting either side of him, fast asleep.

Do we get a special offer on Business Class too under your scheme, infoman?

Their children

Juliet27

Great idea. All we grandparents whose children emigrated to Australia could meet up on a Wednesday flight. Might not be peaceful as we’d have so much to chat about.

Yes 😃

Give me a baby or small child any day rather than drunken, unacceptable behaviour. Like most, I've been on aircraft close to babies and young children and I've taken my own young children on flights. I must admit on a flight to Canada, my heart did sink a little, when right opposite us were a couple with a baby and a toddler. The parents were brilliant though, amusing and talking quietly to the toddler, taking it in turns looking after the baby, keeping it swaddled all the time. Hardly a peep out of them, I did wonder if it was a cultural thing, they were Indian and possibly more adept at coping, but they could have given a masterclass on how to look after small children and babies on a long haul.

Yes I've been around screaming babies/toddlers on a plane, I sympathise often when the plane is on its ascent or descent, and their ears are painful. When ours were younger and we were doing a long haul to America, we often flew Virgin who supplied colouring books and crayons, plus other goody bags for their amusement, the worst thing that happened with one of ours, when our plane was circling, which seemed endless, coming into land at JFK, son no 2 projectile vomited everywhere, it was very difficult to clean him up afterwards but apart from that and a bit of ear trouble as mentioned up thread, they were pretty good, as are most children on flights, or maybe I've been lucky.

I would hate!, hate! to be on a flight with drunken badly behaved people I don't enjoy flying at the best of times. My, friend, years ago had to put up with a load of well oiled yobbos young men mooning in the middle of the isle
I also remember a drunken man being put off the plane on a scheduled stop in India from Singapore to London, not too close to us, but we could still hear him shouting and swearing at the crew.

The seat kicking thing is awful especially when it goes on for hours.

I'm always slightly relieved to see adults sitting behind me as most children are bored before the plane has even taken off.

I should have added, having read comments up thread, I do think parents need to be responsible and ensure their children don't make a nuisance of themselves and consider the people around them, crying babies well there isn't always a lot anyone can do about that, generally they settle after a while.

I’ve been the mother of a crying baby on a long flight, and believe me it is worse for the mother than it is for the other passengers. We don’t want our babies to cry, but when people act as if we are personally insulting them it is very distressing

High pitched shrieking sets off hearing ads to do the same which is very uncomfortable for the wearer.
Kickers are really annoying too, but what is worse are those parents who just ignore/allow the behaviour without intervening.
My children were 16 before they first went on a plane.
They neither kicked nor screamed.

We have always flown with our children, we flew to my family home with one of ours when they were 14 days old, fed on taking off and descent, not a peep.

Flew to Aus on one of our C’s birthday, three changes of crew each time they were laden with cake and treats for them and their sibling (Quantas)

Mine have always slept on planes, or on long haul played the onboard computer challenges/watched films.

It’s not easy being a parent with so many experts glaring when a child is upset or fidgety. I tend to give a reassuring smile and nod to any struggling parents.

It’s not easy being a passenger either especially on a long haul flight. Thank goodness our flights are generally short haul but long haul must be a nightmare.

Other people’s children do not bring joy to those of us who just wish for a bit of peace and quiet, but it’s not the children who we blame, but the parents if they choose to ignore what is happening.