Vent - babies on longnhaul flights

dm827430

some of the asian airlines dont allow young kids on the upper decks of 747s and 380s. Cant remember which off hand, might be an option for those that wont buy headphones - personally a bottle of bubbly before takeoff is enough to make me oblivious to noisy kids (and adults)

ILW

pingufan wrote: »

I was sat next to a miserable bit when I took my 7 month old to Majorca a few years ago. We got on the plane, into our seats and I had an aisle seat with him on my lap and this couple in the 2 seats next to me.
I smiled as I sat down, and she turned to her partner and said 'ugh typical she's got a baby'. Charming I thought.

Darling son, fell asleep as we taxied up the runway and stayed asleep right through landing, through the long corridors of Palma airport - hubby's and mine arms were dead by the time we got the pushchair back!

Anyway, she turned her back throughout the flight making it hard for me to move with sleeping baby and made as many trips to the loo that she could so I'd have to keep passing sleeping babe across the aisle to hubby and get up to let her out. I couldnt believe how difficult she was - and this was a mature lady who probably had kids of her own.

As we got off the plane, with still sleeping babe I turmed to her and said 'actually the baby was better behaved than you were' and gave her a filthy look. What a bch...:mad:

Not long haul though.

Equaliser123

dm827430 wrote: »

some of the asian airlines dont allow young kids on the upper decks of 747s and 380s. Cant remember which off hand, might be an option for those that wont buy headphones - personally a bottle of bubbly before takeoff is enough to make me oblivious to noisy kids (and adults)

Malaysia don't allow children on the business deck of A380's.

Fair enough I guess. But those in business don't need to buy the headphones.

Equaliser123

Give me a crying baby over the fat so and so that snored for Britain (or USA) on a flight back from New York.

Or the Bristol couple who provided a commentary literally all of the way back from Singapore. "Dave, I think we just went down a bit. Oh, we're back up a bit. No, back down". It's bloody turbulence woman!

terryw

catmiaow wrote: »

Still, Give me a screaming child any day over inconsiderate smokers in restaurants.

How long since you were in a restaurant? Or a pub? Or an aeroplane? Or an airport? Or an hotel?

It has been banned for years!

whitesatin

This thread has certainly made interesting reading.

For what it is worth, my grandchildren have flown quite a few times (the furthest flight was to Crete, I admit). Their ages, when travelling, have ranged from a couple of months old to age 3ish. They didn't cry, took it all in their stride as they were used to it. Those who could, coloured in, as babies, they slept. Individual dvd players kept them occupied on the flight (thank goodness for Peppa Pig) and they also kept them amused from time to time on holiday. With a bit of forethought and preparation, it is quite possible. They enjoyed the sticker books about Airports too.

Mind you, I left them all to it, with their parents, and sat with my husband in an upgraded seat, well away from the rabble, drinking champagne. LOL.

I don't think they would be ready for long haul flights yet but flying is not a problem for them or for those around them.

dm827430

Equaliser123 wrote: »

Malaysia don't allow children on the business deck of A380's.

Fair enough I guess. But those in business don't need to buy the headphones.

theres also economy u/d on the 380.
not sure why you think C class dont need to buy n/c headphones? the cheap crap ones handed out to watch films are the least noise cancelling you could imagine. A quality pair will cancel crying babies and snoring businessmen

dm827430

whitesatin wrote: »

This thread has certainly made interesting reading.

For what it is worth, my grandchildren have flown quite a few times (the furthest flight was to Crete, I admit). Their ages, when travelling, have ranged from a couple of months old to age 3ish. They didn't cry, took it all in their stride as they were used to it. Those who could, coloured in, as babies, they slept. Individual dvd players kept them occupied on the flight (thank goodness for Peppa Pig) and they also kept them amused from time to time on holiday. With a bit of forethought and preparation, it is quite possible. They enjoyed the sticker books about Airports too.

Mind you, I left them all to it, with their parents, and sat with my husband in an upgraded seat, well away from the rabble, drinking champagne. LOL.

I don't think they would be ready for long haul flights yet but flying is not a problem for them or for those around them.

without trying to sound patronising whitesatin, thats too common a reaction. "ive travelled - my kids never made a noise". Unf if you fly a lot, for me its at least twice a week, every so often there will be screaming kids and snoring suits and farting fat folk. no one ever accepts any blame.
People not reasonably controlling themselves or their kids, should be shoved out of the overwings but public transport is by its very nature public. and unf if we are to use it, we have to put up with some of the insufferable oafs who also do

fluffnutter

Equaliser123 wrote: »

Malaysia don't allow children on the business deck of A380's.

That's no bad thing. Those A380s are a very large accident waiting to happen. The limits of safe flight have been pushed in every direction with those beasts.

Equaliser123

fluffnutter wrote: »

That's no bad thing. Those A380s are a very large accident waiting to happen. The limits of safe flight have been pushed in every direction with those beasts.

So if the kids are on the lower deck they are safer?

A380's are a superb aircraft and, I'm sorry, but your comment really isn't borne out by engineering fact.