Posted on 04/04/2017 8:52:41 AM PDT by Hojczyk
I fly constantly for work and I can definitively say that Southwest is average, United is the worst and American rocks based on who gives me free booze. They’re all pretty bad until they refuse to hire or retain stewardess under 50 years old
Yes-Every flight that we’ve been on has a pleasure.
Bump that!
And that’s why parents are advised to bring something for the baby to drink during takeoff and landing. Drinking (well, swallowing) automatically equalizes ear pressure.
I learned long ago how to voluntarily flex the muscles in my eustachian tubes, so ear pressure was never a problem for me when flying.
Two years ago I flew Southwest on Thanksgiving day. The flight attendants were hilarious and it was probably the best flight I’ve ever been on.
First time I brought my wife home she ran into the same thing. Stewardess was trying everything to help as she understood it was tremendously painful. Combination of drinking water, chewing gum, and blowing her nose wasn’t working at all. Wife was in tears.
Don’t remember exactly how we fixed it, but eventually it just went away. She never had the problem again.
mmmm bubbles....
Personally I would never take an infant our young child on an airplane in the first place. Or take them out to a fancy restaurant. It always amazes me when children run around a restaurant screaming and climbing on chairs and tables and mom and dad think it’s cute. Just amazing.
I suppose if you were moving overseas then you would have to take your young kids on a plane. Otherwise, not so much.
I talked once with the mother of infant triplets and asked her what she does when they all cry at once. She smiled and said, “I just listen.”
I agree, I'd rather not have a crying baby next to me. However since becoming a parent, while I hate the noise, I have great compassion for the parents. Well, if they are dilligently trying to comfort / quiet the kid and seem mortified then I smile and ignore it because I know how it is. If, on the other hand, they act like they don't notice or care, then I get really annoyed but not at the baby.
Same problem here... until I found a product called “Ear-Planes”.... basically ear plugs that pressurize slowly....
Life saver....
“Best” flight attendant is a pretty low bar these days.
They don’t have flight attendants on greyhound. The service and the smell is about the same.
I had to fly alone with my baby to CA. I was bone tired but had to hold my baby, as they sit on your lap.
a SW attendant took her and walked her up and down the aisle, and even passed her around so I could get an hour of sleep. I apprediated that. The older people who held her got a kick out of it, too.
I love that stuff - sort of restores what little faith one has in human beings.
I always feel sorry for parents whose children melt down on planes. Often it is their ears and the noise of the plane bothering them. Every parent should pack bubble juice.
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