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Asian Airline Offers No-Baby 'Quiet Zone'

But don't expect the idea to catch on in the US

By John Johnson,  Newser Staff

Posted Sep 25, 2012 5:01 PM CDT

(Newser) – An airline that serves Southeast Asia is adding a free perk for long-distance travelers who like their quiet time: AirAsia will keep part of the plane devoid of kids 12 and younger, reports NBC's Overhead Bin blog, which then talked to travel experts in the US to see if the idea could work here. The consensus: Almost certainly not. It's a logistics nightmare, the planes' interiors are set up differently, and airlines might even face lawsuits from angry parents. “It’s already hard enough for families to find seating together," says one blogger at the Cranky Flier.

AirAsia wants to keep crying babies in their own section.
AirAsia wants to keep crying babies in their own section.   (Shutterstock)
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whocaresImeanreally
Sep 26, 2012 7:28 AM CDT
Traveling parents with young children think that everyone just needs to just put up with their children making a fuss....WRONG. However, how is this airline going to keep the child noise from carrying throughout the plane? I vote for a soundproof cry/tantrum chamber big enough to fit the parent(s), so they can hear the misery they cause everyone around them :) My motto is: I didn't make that baby, so don't make it my problem :)
HarryBeaver
Sep 25, 2012 7:31 PM CDT
Hell yes it would work here.  You could charge double for the baby free zone.
Major7
Sep 25, 2012 6:43 PM CDT
It wouldn't work in the US.  It's not politically correct.  That's profiling babies!
 

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