Imagine the thought of flying with no children around you...
well, it's not too far away as more and more airlines start to introduce children-free, quiet zones! Whether you've got children or not, the chances are you've been on a flight when a small child has done nothing but scream, or kick your seat, for the entire journey.
Now those of us with children will sympathise with fellow parents enduring the flight from hell.
Many parents have declared they simply will not entertain the thought of flying - one in five parents - until their children are in their teens, as the thought of a toddler tantrum 35,000ft up in the air is just too much to bear.
As well as the parents themselves not wanting to deal with a high-flying tantrum, many parents are concerned about the looks they'll get from 'child-free' passengers.
But maybe they need not worry any more, with the option of childfree seating? So if you're one of those travellers who pray that the children will walk right past your row and sit further back, would you consider paying a premium for child-free flying? In a recent survey by GoCompare.
com the majority said they would pay as much as £50 per return flight to fly in a childfree zone.
Indeed, rating flying near rowdy, screaming and feet-kicking children worse than flying with drunken passengers, rude cabin crew and even sitting next to lecherous passengers.
Well, three Asian airlines agree with fellow passengers, and in a bid to please they have recently introduced childfree flying.
Singapore Airlines's budget carrier, Scoot is to ban children under 12 in its dedicated 'adult only' cabins, named 'Scoot In Silence'.
The cabins, situated nearer to the front of the aircraft, directly before business class customers, will not only benefit from child free flying but also will have more leg room.
However, there's a catch - a 'Scoot In Silence' seat will cost £9 extra each way.
And they are not alone - AirAsia X, another Asian budget airline, has also introduced childfree seating.
Passengers can be child free in its Quiet Zone, whereby seating is for over 12s only, situated behind the Premium seats.
As too did Malaysian Airlines, separating children from the rest of the aircraft in their 'baby ban' seats.
So will it catch on? Will our own budget airlines, or traditional carriers, introduce such measures? Only time will tell but the likelihood is that if the airlines can make more money, and keep passengers happy, the chances are it won't be at all long!
well, it's not too far away as more and more airlines start to introduce children-free, quiet zones! Whether you've got children or not, the chances are you've been on a flight when a small child has done nothing but scream, or kick your seat, for the entire journey.
Now those of us with children will sympathise with fellow parents enduring the flight from hell.
Many parents have declared they simply will not entertain the thought of flying - one in five parents - until their children are in their teens, as the thought of a toddler tantrum 35,000ft up in the air is just too much to bear.
As well as the parents themselves not wanting to deal with a high-flying tantrum, many parents are concerned about the looks they'll get from 'child-free' passengers.
But maybe they need not worry any more, with the option of childfree seating? So if you're one of those travellers who pray that the children will walk right past your row and sit further back, would you consider paying a premium for child-free flying? In a recent survey by GoCompare.
com the majority said they would pay as much as £50 per return flight to fly in a childfree zone.
Indeed, rating flying near rowdy, screaming and feet-kicking children worse than flying with drunken passengers, rude cabin crew and even sitting next to lecherous passengers.
Well, three Asian airlines agree with fellow passengers, and in a bid to please they have recently introduced childfree flying.
Singapore Airlines's budget carrier, Scoot is to ban children under 12 in its dedicated 'adult only' cabins, named 'Scoot In Silence'.
The cabins, situated nearer to the front of the aircraft, directly before business class customers, will not only benefit from child free flying but also will have more leg room.
However, there's a catch - a 'Scoot In Silence' seat will cost £9 extra each way.
And they are not alone - AirAsia X, another Asian budget airline, has also introduced childfree seating.
Passengers can be child free in its Quiet Zone, whereby seating is for over 12s only, situated behind the Premium seats.
As too did Malaysian Airlines, separating children from the rest of the aircraft in their 'baby ban' seats.
So will it catch on? Will our own budget airlines, or traditional carriers, introduce such measures? Only time will tell but the likelihood is that if the airlines can make more money, and keep passengers happy, the chances are it won't be at all long!