Then I’ll begin.
The other day I was in my daughter’s car with her driving and my one year old grandson in the back. After much general small talk the conversation turned to their upcoming holiday in the Canaries. The only part that my daughter expressed concern about was having her son on her lap for up to seven hours.
At that I remarked lighheartedly that they shouldn’t be so tight and should have bought a seat for their son. I was wrong. Apparently airlines do not allow children of his age to have a seat of their own. For safety reasons.
This struck me as very odd. If my daughter was to ride in my car with her son sitting on her lap we would most likely be prosecuted for child abuse/ reckless endangerment/ or attempted murder of a minor, etc.(Pick crime of your choice). We’d probably end up in a maximum security prison in this strange day and age.n E
Of course my daughter would do any such thing as she has a state of the art car seat which fits all modern cars. All modern cars have an Isofix system specifically design for the quick and secure fitting of these seats.
My point is that as parents of a child this age will be taking their car seat/ push chair with them to their holiday resort. Why the fuck aren’t the aircraft seats fitted with Isofix?
Too expensive? No. Especially if I was a budget airline owner I could coin in the cash.
Just insist, in the interest of safety, all children would have to be seated in an isofix seat. Of course you would still have to pay for the airline seat. They could also rent out the isofix seat to you for a huge small fee.
After all if the PTB consider it dangerous for a child not to be suitably restrained in a car at 30 Mph, then surely it makes sense that a child should be suitably restrained in an aircraft doing 500 Mph.
PS Ryanair and Easyjet. This is my idea. Gimmee ten percent of the profit you make.
Very good point see you on dragons den
ReplyDeleteParents should buy seat for their children. My worst nightmare is sitting next to a parent with a child on his/her lap.
ReplyDeleteOne of the reason I always fly business class...
""After all if the PTB consider it dangerous for a child not to be suitably restrained in a car at 30 Mph, then surely it makes sense that a child should be suitably restrained in an aircraft doing 500 Mph.""
ReplyDeleteTrouble is, a suitable safety seat would help protect a child in a crash at 30. Only your God can help you in a crash at 500.
Personally I think kids should be banned off aircraft. On pain of death and firey stuff.
Aeroplane seat belts are not meant to protect you, just to keep your body parts in one place for easier identification after the crash. No-one would survive a crash at 500mph, belted or not.
ReplyDeleteYes, children should have their own (paid) seats, just as fatties should pay more. I'd allocate a maximum weight for "passenger & luggage combined" of, say, 100kg. So skinnies could take more luggage, fatties less (or pay extra).
" I'd allocate a maximum weight for "passenger & luggage combined"..."
DeleteAbsobloodylutely.I've been saying this for years. It's a right pisser when my wife and I are waiting to check in, worrying if we might be over the baggage limit, and the guy in front of us weighs more than the two of us combined yet still has the same allowance and pays the same price. (Grrr grumble grumble....)
I'd would agree with that. All my family are slim.
ReplyDelete7 hours to get to the canaries?
ReplyDeleteCheers,
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