Passengers from Hell

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I personally feel that all airline seats should be fixed so they cannot recline as much as they currently do. I think they were made in the days when seat pitch was a lot more generous than it is today so the recline was ok but it does not carry over to the smaller seat pitches we have today. That's my theory anyway [msnwink]

I too agree that parents should keep their children under control and respect other passengers. There is nothing worse than badly behaved children whilst the parent looks the other way and quietly works their way through the free bar service [msnmad]

Having sais that, they are children and it is a flight to one of the most magical places any child can go to so they are naturally going to be very excited and may accidentally kick a seat once in a while. I've had words with other adult passengers who have given my very well behaved children dirty looks after being kicked in the seat back once in a 9 hour flight to Orlando. I reminded them that if they did not want to be disturbed by children perhaps they should try a different destination or pay more for a higher class seat. There is no excuse for bad behaviour towards my children from any passenger just the same as there is no excuse for bad behaviour by my children.

[KarenScott]

Well said John and Sarah.

I agree with you re seat pitch, I feel that in economy all seats should be static as there is just not the room if the person in front reclines theres back you are left with no room - even to try and hold a book in front of you and what gets me most is the people who really slam their seats back with no consideration as if there is no one behind them! I really feel that we are going to have to try a Premium Economy seat and see if these are better!

We too have had the experience of one of our children accidentally kicking the seat in front and the dirty look that ensued! We are very conscious of our children and wanting them to behave well, (which they normally do[msnwink]), they have been flying now from the age of 4months upwards and so are used to cabins but it can happen to anyone even an adult and you just wish that sometimes everyone had a bit more patience.

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[TonyBlenk]

Perhaps when the double-decker planes arrive, the Airlines might be more generous with the seat pitch.
I just don't relish the thought of more people at Immigration!

[Sally D]

My children have all been brought up to be polite, well mannered and respectful to others but there are so many now adays that haven't. We always seem to be sitting near these children. Last time we flew I hade a girl of about 10 in front of me who kept sitting forward and then flinging herself back hard into her seat. After about the 20th time she got my knee in her back everytime she did it. Her parents didn't tell her once to stop, if any of mine has done that even once I would of told them to stop. As well as that I had 2 young boys behind me who fought and argued the whole way, their dad didn't even seem to notice. That 9 hour flight felt like a 20 hour one. [msnmad]

[linda allen]

Having worked as cabin crew for 20 years, like Lucy, I could write a book about passengers from hell, but these are usually a small percentage of travellers. Some problems stem from peoples inconsideration for others(as in reclining seats etc), some from peoples fear of flying being the underlying cause. Alcohol doesn't help matters in some cases. Thankfully smoking is now banned on aircraft, but not smoking can trigger a minority of people into acting completely irrationally. Sometimes I used to think that some passengers left their common sense at the airport! Thankfully the majority of travellers were nice people.

When I travel with my 2 young boys I try to be as considerate as possible to others on board. I take everything we need for the flight, including snacks for the children, just in case they don't like the meal on board. I usually buy new books or small quiet toys for them to play with, which they haven't seen before the flight. I certainly would not alow them to hang over seats and annoy others.At the end of the day they are only children and being children are prone to do the unexpected, so I couldn't guarentee that they are saints on board but I try to occupy them enough to avoid any embarressing situations.

[Ray&Sarah]

It is sad that alot of parents do not seem to care that their children are annoying other passengers. On one flight we had three very badly behaved children in front of us, and the stewardess was pulling her hair out with the amount of complaints she was getting from other passengers. The parents were sitting two or three rows in front, enjoying the free bar and a nice long nap!!! I think this sort of behavour by parents should be fined.
My children have been flying since the youngest was 4 and they have never been allowed to annoy other pasengers, we have had comments about how well behaved they have been.[msnsmile2]

Children on flights often turn in to passengers from hell due to lazy parenting, most of us here seem to keep our children in check on flights, mine have never been allow to misbehave in any way shape of form but I have seen many who seem to have parents that are deaf dumb and blind! It is becoming more the norm, even in restaurants children seem to be allowed to run riot, its just lazy parenting!!

As crew I would not allow other peoples children to disrupt passengers I made a point of getting them sat back in there seats, I often gave all the children on board extra goodies to encourage them to be good, even inventing competetions to keep them busy, and if all else failed I would get the seat belts signs put on for a bit!!![msnwink]

[LiesaAnna]

Nice one!

[Nostromo]

I totally agree with Ray & Sarah about fines for the disruptive passengers or parents of disruptive children. A flight to Orlando is magical for everyone on board and it gives no one a licence to misbehave. If people can be sent back for undeclared minor offences committed 20 years ago, surely behaviour of the kind described by some posts above needs similar treatment at the very least. It might not be a bad idea for all flights to have a sort of 'monitor' person whose sole job it is to receive and assess all on-board complaints and decide on the outcome after landing. If such a person has legal powers to impose fines, the additional cost incurred by his/her employment will be made up. Eventually, this will act as a deterrant to those would-be 'flying bullies' and little monsters.

My 10 year old niece (our Godchild) was on her first flight at 5 months of age and since then has been to several flights with her parents and/or us, plus on her own from Madras to Singapore when only 7 years old. She has fun like every other child when and where appropriate, but being well brought-up and trained to be mindful of upsetting other people, has always been extremely well-behaved. We have had more than one crew member complement her on her good behaviour.

[Ray&Sarah]

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Don't get me started on that subject!!![msnwink]