- There's a growing movement for airlines to introduce child-free seating.
- Some international airlines have created "kid-free" zones where customers can purchase seats without the risk of sitting next to a noisy child.
- But similar options are unlikely to appear on US airlines, as they would likely attract significant controversy.
There's a growing movement to force kids to sit in a separate section on airplanes
Some international airlines have created "kid-free" zones, but US airlines haven't followed them.
Few issues get travelers more worked up than the debate over how airlines should handle children.
Some think the chance of sitting near a noisy child is part of the risk one bears when buying an airline ticket, but others think airlines need to take action and separate children from adults by creating child-only or child-free seating sections.
Theres demand for child-free seating in the US
A 2017 survey from the air travel site Airfwarewatchdog found that a little over half of respondents believe families with children aged 10 and under should have to sit in a designated section apart from other passengers, and the idea of separating children and adults has gained traction on Reddit, where threads with titles like " target="_blank"Would you pay extra for a child-free flight? YESSSS!!!" and " target="_blank"It's time airlines introduced child-free zones" indicate the demand for child-free seating.
Some international airlines, including Malaysia Airlines, AirAsia, Scoot Airlines, and IndiGo have introduced "kid-free" zones where customers can purchase seats without the risk of sitting next to a noisy child.
So why haven't any US airlines followed them?
Child-free seating would be a PR nightmare
Because doing so would spark outrage, according to Airfarewatchdog content editor Tracy Stewart.
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