i think baby-priority-seating should be a thing on planes. like. not, "they go on first", i mean how seating is ARRANGED. like o shit there's a baby on this flight? then the attendants ask everyone in the waiting area "who here is good with babies and enjoys the communal human experience of helping a parent soothe a scared child?" and then they rearrange everyone to make sure those people are sitting next to the baby just in case, and boom, less stress for probably literally everyone including the baby
i have no idea why i am thinking about this. i have no baby and have not been on a flight in years. this is dan levys fault
I'd go further and just have some flights designated 'family flights'. Like, maybe it's cheaper to fly on family flights? But if you buy the ticket, you accept as part of that that you're going to be on a flight with young children/toddlers/babies. You will be expected to help keep the babies and toddlers soothed, and the children happy and entertained.
Conversely, you *cannot* board other flights if you have babies/toddlers/children unless you are damn sure those children can be quiet the entire flight. Because just as some families need help on trips to keep their kids entertained, some people flying without kids really need that flight time to rest, or prepare something for work, or do some other task that means they need the quiet to concentrate.





















