Vent - babies on longnhaul flights

Lokolo

LannieDuck wrote: »

You've just said that no-one should take their child on a plane... because at some point every child has never been on a plane before (so you don't have a decent idea of whether they'd cope), so by your logic they shouldn't travel.

You don't have to take your child on a plane to realise whether they are likely to cope in that situation in general though.

Lokolo

meer53 wrote: »

I assume you don't have any children, (apologies if i'm wrong) so with respect, i think you should stop commenting now on what people should do with regards to taking their children on flights. It's their decision.

Yep fair enough, their decision, doesn't mean people can't be annoyed (and rightly) at them for doing so though.

I'll leave it there.

meer53

Lokolo wrote: »

You don't have to take your child on a plane to realise whether they are likely to cope in that situation in general though.

Yes you do. What other situation equates to being on a flight ? How do you simulate take off and landing, which is the main cause of babies crying.

Dogger69

meer53 wrote: »

Yes you do. What other situation equates to being on a flight ? How do you simulate take off and landing, which is the main cause of babies crying.

Plus the reaction may differ each time. I know a little lady who is a frequent flyer (father works overseas - I trust that is ok for you Lokolo?) and whilst she is fine 90% of the time, there are times when she gets very upset (normally when mum is on her own!).

dacouch

Jamie_Yorkshire wrote: »

The parents got some very disaproving looks from my OH.

Makes me proud to be British

ILW

dacouch wrote: »

Makes me proud to be British

As used to be said "children should be seen and not heard".

HiToAll

I have been away for a few hours and this thread is brilliant.
I still hold to my views that I should be able, and will fly with my small child, and the one we are to have in 5 weeks.

So come November you will have a 4 yr old and a 4 month old to contend with. So just a warning please don't fly on BA to the british virgin islands then.

I have my big poking stick at the ready just in case my then to be 4 month old doesn't scream enough and I will also tell my then to be 4 year old that he can run up and down the aisle as much as possible for the flight. Enjoy!!!

Just be grateful that we don't still fly first class as we used to before first was born, that would really annoy some of you (or maybe not as you will probably be in economy).

HiToAll

ILW wrote: »

As used to be said "children should be seen and not heard".

Yes as 'USED' to be said. there are many things that used to be said but aren't now. Certain races should be in certain places on buses, women shouldn' t work to name but a few.
Some of us have moved on since the 1950s and before.

joess

Jamie_Yorkshire wrote: »

What gets me is why do people feel it is appropriate to take babies on long haul flights for holidays? Surely if you make the decision to have children you realise you may need to think about your holiday choices more, the child obviously did not appreciate the 9 1/2 hour flight and neither did the other 320 people onboard the aircraft.

So let me get this right.... You travel to (as known in the travel industry) 'Poor man's paradise' and YOU look down your nose at people?

So people with kids cannot travel the world and open their eyes to different cultures and beliefs?

You'd rather us stay in the UK?

Pillock.........

I took my 18 month old baby to Australia as we attended a family members wedding as we got off our return flight SYD/SIN/LHR the lady behind us commented that she hadn't even realised there was a child in the seat in front of her.... the moral? Don't tar us all with the same brush....

joess

warehouse wrote: »

They didn't, pillock.

Actually yes they did they said kids shouldn't travel on LH flights.