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In reply to the discussion: Airlines charging 'you-get-to-sit-with-your-kid' fee [View all]customerserviceguy
(25,183 posts)I haven't been on a Greyhound bus since college days back in the Seventies.
I just don't think it's a good idea to take kids on to an aircraft, especially the cross-country runs I do twice a year. Most parents don't have a clue how to get little Junior tired enough to sleep on the flight, and they've done such a bad job of parenting that the little tykes think that they can have anything they want. Sometimes a raised eyebrow or disapproving look will get them to take their kid aside in a restroom for a talking-to, or even get them to leave, but that's just not possible in the confined space of an aircraft.
This article is about how THEY feel put out, the fact is that the airlines put us all out every time we fly. Their grievance is no more significant than anyone else's.