Tony Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 Apparently most people want to be able to fly without having children in the same cabin. In fact, they would pay extra! As Ryanair’s Stephen McNamara said about his airline's intention to intrduce them in 2011 “When it comes to children we all love our own but would clearly prefer to avoid other people’s little monsters when travelling. While half our passengers would like us to divide our cabins up into ‘adult’ and ‘family’ areas it is not operationally possible due to our free seating policy, with optional priority boarding. However, with clear demand for ‘child free’ flights Ryanair will introduce child free flights on high frequency routes from the start of our winter schedule in October.” Would you prefer a child free flight? Should children be on flights if they aren't happy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alchresearch Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 The last time I flew on Ryanair and Easyjet it was the trampy hen parties which were the most hassle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geared Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 Yep if it's not annoying shouty little brats it's drunken morons. Buy some decent headphones or ear plugs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dvp82 Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 I'm a frequent flyer with BA and to be honest I would have to say its adult that have caused far more disturbances onboard aircraft than children ever have. Did Ryanair actually ever start offering child free flights because Ryanair say a lot of things to get their name in the media but never actually introduce them. I'm sure airlines could offer child free flights on a flight between London and Geneva on a Monday Morning but would an airline be willing to offer a child free flight to say Orlando in August. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tess Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 I haven't chosen any of the options but I think if you want a child free cabin, you SHOULD pay extra, not just be willing to. Why not go one step further and just charter your own flight, then you don't have to fight with overweight people, smelly people, rude people or anyone below your standards <removed tongue from cheek> For longer haul flights I can almost understand but anything short haul should really just be tollorated. I couldn't care less either way to be honest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottf Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 I think since they started putting entertainment systems in the back of seats and devices like portable DVD players, ipads and iphones have come to the fore i don't think children are that much hassle on flights. Yes you will always get a very young child crying loudly but that's can't be helped- as others have said its more a problem when loud stag/hen do's get out of hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoGo_dancer Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 I would pay extra for a child-free seat on a long haul flight but anything under 6 hours I can just about cope with. I also agree with what others have said though, some adults can be just as much of a nuisance as a crying child. We went away twice last year, on the first holiday my husband had a stroppy teenager pushing her knees into the back of his seat throughout flight out and then I had a grown woman doing the same thing behind me on the way back. Then on the second holiday we were penned in by a group of 25 golfers who were hanging over the seats, shouting at one another and playing very loud videos of dancing cats on their mobiles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna Glypta Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 Most kids aren't a problem. They play with their video game throughout the flight. I'd rather have a young kid sat alongside me than some fat lardy who overlaps my seat and crushes me throughout the flight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krooner Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 Apparently most people want to be able to fly without having children in the same cabin. In fact, they would pay extra! As Ryanair’s Stephen McNamara said about his airline's intention to intrduce them in 2011 “When it comes to children we all love our own but would clearly prefer to avoid other people’s little monsters when travelling. While half our passengers would like us to divide our cabins up into ‘adult’ and ‘family’ areas it is not operationally possible due to our free seating policy, with optional priority boarding. However, with clear demand for ‘child free’ flights Ryanair will introduce child free flights on high frequency routes from the start of our winter schedule in October.” Would you prefer a child free flight? Should children be on flights if they aren't happy? To answer the question-Would you prefer a child free flight? My answer is, yes. Should children be on flights if they aren't happy? They may have been happy at the beginning of the flight, so I couldn't really say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
butterball Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 As a parent to three small children who like a holiday too I say to all those people complaining about about kids on planes - SWIM! No,I wouldn't pay extra to fly on a childless plane, some of us are more tolerant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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