Majority of fliers want to segregate the rug rats

[Eagle757shark]

So I guess I am being a "bad parent" when my 2 year old son is crying because the pressure changes are hurting his ears. Just because a kid is crying it isn't as simple as the parent is no good.

No! I don't think anyone is saying that at all. Most are referring to misbehaving kids in public and parents that just have no control over those kids.

 

[DUBLINFLYER]

Be seen and not heard

When I was growing up in Ireland my grandmother had a saying for the grand children who came to her house - "children should be seen and not heard"
On Sunday nights in her house the adults would all retire to the parlor for sing song and all the grandchildren would sit o the stairs outside the parlor and would only come into the parlor when called to sing or refresh someone’s libation – ah the “good old day’s”

As regards segregation it worked well in Ireland at church where they had a separate glassed in section (screeching chamber) for the infants and younger children – now kicking the back of your seat or listening to a baby scream its head off for 3 hours

 

[wms]

Raising ticket prices would eliminate about 3/4s of the boorish and bratty behavior. Not to mention increase revenues while decreasing load factors and congestion.

There has to be some price point where the increase in prices and decrease in load factors balance out, but who knows where it is. I think the airlines have gotten so used to losing money on each seat that they're not willing to try something that might possibly improve the air travel experience.

I think the airline that figures it out will be a winner.