Can I just add how much I hate having to be cramped in a middle seat just so my DD can use her carseat in the window seat.
I discovered the secret of solving that problem
When you book your seats, assign your child the window seat and you take the aisle seat. If the plane is full, you can always switch with the poor sap stuck inbetween you two, but no one picks the center seat on purpose if there's any other choices to be made.
Worked for dd & I on our flight from DFW to SEA. Aircraft wasn't completely full and it gave us a bit of room to stretch out. On the way back, our aircraft was absolutely chock full, but it was a 2 seat + 3 seat configuration. She was next to the window and I had the aisle. We were comfy :thumbsup:
If they make a special section for babies, I want a separate, blocked off, section for people that are nasty and rude and people with pets. Why should my eyes swell up because precious Fluffy in sitting next to me meowing the entire trip?
Isn't Fluffy supposed to be in the spot UNDER the seat in front of the paying passenger, not ON the seat? I'd make a fuss if I were you.
My problem is perfume and cologne. :crying:
I personally would not like a separate section for families. I think overall it would simply exacerbate the problem of screaming/crying babies. The domino effect would take over.
Same here. DD would be so involved in what all the other kids were doing that her behavior would be completely out of hand. Besides, I can handle my child fussing and crying. I'd go insane if there were 10-15 of the tykes surrounding me.
I, personally, would love a family section. I think it would be much simpler than trying to ignore all the stares and worried expressions of people watching to see if (heaven forbid) you're sitting next to them. In general, people with kids are more forgiving of other people with kids. And even though my kids are well-behaved on an airplane, I can see the benefit of having families all together.
And while I do think families being compared to smoking is extreme and unfair, I can also see how some people really do probably feel that way. Most of us have probably spent more than 1 flight w/some kid behind us kicking our seat and being so loud that we had a hard time getting through the flight. I can see why the business men/women who travel often would get pretty tired of it.
Yeppers, I"ve had plenty of
annoying kids on flights syndrome long before dd came along. Now that she's here, it's payback time, even though she's a mild and fairly happy traveller.
The biggest problem is there's just not enough space for a flea in Tourist class. So everyone's stress level is already heightened. I tried to help the Korean businessman who was in the window seat move to another spot on our return flight. Nope. He was happy where he was. :shrug-shoulders:
The only time we ever really looked at one another was when dd finally dropped off asleep. He gave me a smile and I did a thumbs up. She only slept about 3 hours, but she was in a much better mood when she awoke.
He was a really strange man. Drank loads of juice, alcohol, water, tea,coffee.... not once did he ever leave his seat during a 9 hour flight to use the restroom! I have never had such a quiet row mate. Spooky.
While it would be nice to have a 'crying section'... somewhere to walk or go for children to have some moving around space, I would not want a family section. Besides, most other families think we're wierd with our rules and habits.