[Commuter]

I was fortunate (in those cases...) enough to be seated a few rows back in economy, but I noticed on the last couple of flights that there were very noisy young children on mother's lap in business class.

Just wondering how people in business class feel about the noise level that's 'imposed' upon them, especially if the work booked them in business class so that they can work?

[Dave Noble]

There is no reason why a small child should not be in business class. If they happen to be a distraction, then that is unfortunate but so it would be in economy

Dave

[NM]

Its no different to a noisy adult in business class. As a parent, I give quite a lot more latitude to people travelling with infants than I give to adults who disturb the peace with other forms of anti-social behaviour.

If the child has a boarding pass entitling them to a seat in business class then I have no issue with them sitting there. In fact, all of my children have been seated in business class at some point, including a 2yo in her own skybed .

[simongr]

I would find it annoying - but no more so than unruly adults - and at least in J you have a bit more distances and often cant feel them kicking the seatback quite so much (esp. if they have their own skybed )

[vt01]

Originally Posted by NM

If the child has a boarding pass entitling them to a seat in business class then I have no issue with them sitting there. In fact, all of my children have been seated in business class at some point, including a 2yo in her own skybed .

Absolutely. We will be travelling to Perth in the middle of March with miss 3.8yo in her own J seat, master 1.7yo on my lap in J and mrs vt01 gets J by herself... More brownie points if master 1.7 stays on my lap!

I hope you took a picture of miss 2yo in her own skybed! Then she can flash it around as she gets older so that people know the manner of travel to which she is accustomed..

[NM]

Originally Posted by vt01

I hope you took a picture of miss 2yo in her own skybed! Then she can flash it around as she gets older so that people know the manner of travel to which she is accustomed..

Unfortunately no photo was taken. I was not on the flight, was just Mrs NM and our two daughters (aged 10 and 2). If I was there, I would have taken a photo for sure.

[SF&]

Originally Posted by vt01

Absolutely. We will be travelling to Perth in the middle of March with miss 3.8yo in her own J seat, master 1.7yo on my lap in J and mrs vt01 gets J by herself... More brownie points if master 1.7 stays on my lap!

I hope you took a picture of miss 2yo in her own skybed! Then she can flash it around as she gets older so that people know the manner of travel to which she is accustomed..

Hey my kids 6 & 8 want to know why they can't be in sky beds on every bloody plane we get on.

[NM]

Originally Posted by SF&

Hey my kids 6 & 8 want to know why they can't be in sky beds on every bloody plane we get on.

Sometimes I think we are creating a monster through our travel patterns

[SF&]

Originally Posted by NM

Sometimes I think we are creating a monster through our travel patterns

looking at the new levels of what is being offered by cx, sq etc its a nice monster!!!

[serfty]

Originally Posted by SF&

Hey my kids 6 & 8 want to know why they can't be in sky beds on every bloody plane we get on.

Many moons ago on QF2 to BKK, nervous flier mrs serfty was inoculated with copious quantities of pointy end bubbly by a pro-active CSM while sitting in her 70J seat.

Later on he came down and convinced her to go to see the pilot and the flight deck. This suprised me as I had never seen her get out of her seat while the aircraft was flying before.

Half an hour later she came back and asked my "why were we not travelling in bed class" .


(BTW, these were Dreamtime Seats she was referring to).