[inflorida]

I can understand this even so I have a toddler. His first flight was last month and he screamed the entire time. I felt awful for the other passengers.

[mylife]

TSA pat downs and underwear bombs we can stand, but not children! Heavens no!

[Vigilanteman]

My kids had their moments when they were little, but they were generally excellent travelers.

I'd rather have a flight free of idiotic adults who:

1. Constantly get up and force those in the seats in their path to do likewise.
   
2. Grab window seats and keep the shades pulled for the duration of the flight or, conversely, keep the shades up even when the setting sun or rising sun is clearly annoying their fellow passengers.
   
3. Refuse to buy two seats or move over, even when their fat ass is hanging over into yours.
   
4. Have to have their seat all the way down into your lap for the entire duration of the flight, even when they aren't asleep.

Most kids eventually give up on making a nuisance of themselves. The above examples of adults (and more) do not.

[netmilsmom]

I have no problem with a person wanting a “Child free flight”.
Let them pay extra for it.

Take a family flight, pay the regular price.
Take a “child free” flight, pay premium for the privilege.

[keepitreal]

I remember my first flight with my now 8 year old when she was about 2. I had her in a car seat strapped to the airline seat. Her little legs stuck straight out (not long enough to bend). So her feet were pushing into the seat in front of her, which, of course, was in full recline. The lady in the seat in front of her scolded me the entire flight that my daughter was bothering her. Many folks forget what it’s like to have young children.

[Gumdrop]

There is something wrong with a society that does not like to be around kids.

Years ago my Mother told me she was at a neighborhood ladies’ coffee party and one retired schoolteacher was complaining about taxes, and that she should not have to pay for taxes for schools since she had no children of her own. My Mother who was extraordinarally wise, was irate at the hypocracy of a person whose lifelong job was in education making such a statement.

It sounds a lot like the adults who lived in the Neuschwanstein castle in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.

[Gay State Conservative]

In the last few years I've taken several 14-16 hour long flights...the most recent just 10 days ago.On all but one of them the screeching of 50 different 12-month-olds just about drove me crazy (I was in cattle class for each one).I'd be all for kid-free flights.

[wideawake]

Typical nonsense from the self-obsessed abortion culture.

[martin_fierro]

[DaveyB]

I demand

• Muslim free flights
• Whining free flights
• Gay-steward free flights
• Bounce of the runway landing free flights
• Smelly people sitting next to me free flights
• Talk your ear off passengers while I'm trying to get work done free flights
• Kids with more metal in their face than my Honda has free flights

[Iron Munro]

A more reasonable approach would be to have a designated family section for travelers with children, much as there once was a designated smokers section when smoking was still permitted on commercial domestic flights.

Put the kids in the back where they can irritate each other and be close to the restrooms.

[cornfedcowboy]

Children should sit in first class for no extra charge. After all, they are future taxable assets. We’re gonna need them.

[Mountain Bike Vomit Carnage]

Count me in!!!!

[ctdonath2]

Works for me: my kids ain’t going thru a sexual assault gauntlet just to fly.

[tflabo]

Isn’t there some kind of mild sedative safe for children that they can take before flights? Also seems like a good idea to let them suck on a bottle during landings so their ears won’t hurt from the pressure.

[sand lake bar]

This is life and people simply need to deal with it. Kids have been crying on planes, trains, buses, etc. since people started traveling. Kids have to travel sometimes, too and their parents ought not have less freedom than anyone else.

[MamaB]

My 2 grandchildren have flown from Seattle to HSV from the time they were very young babies. My daughter never had any trouble with them because she took toys, etc for them to play with in the air. People with kids just get on the plane and expect their kids to be happy as a lark doing absolutely nothing. Of course they are going to cry and be unhappy. When they were old enough, they started flying by themselves. Now, each has a toddler girl and they are getting ready to take them to Seattle for the first time. I expect them to do as well as the parents did. They know what to expect and will be prepared.

[SVTCobra03]

I don’t have a dog in this fight. If I can’t get somewhere by driving my car, I am not going.

[MediaMole]

About 10 years ago, I spent a coast-to-coast flight in the middle of 5 center seats next to a screaming 18 month old. It was terrible, but it was probably worse for the father, who was nearly in tears by the end of the flight. He did try everything he could think of to calm his son — he even tried to get some brandy from the flight attendant.

[Revolting cat!]

How about child only flights? Passengers and crew?

(Just as realistic as this bright ideer!)

[VRWCmember]

How many of those travelers would be willing to pay a few hundred dollars more for the special “child-free” flights?