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Flight attendants want to ban lap babies on planes
When the seat belt light blinks on, every passenger buckles up except for one group of fliers: lap babies. Unrestrained children sharing a seat with their parents are exempt from the safety mandate, presenting a growing concern amid recent incidents of severe turbulence. ... Sara Nelson, the international president of the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA. “The G-forces are not something even the most loving mother or father can guard against and hold their child. It’s just physically… (www.seattletimes.com) עוד...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
It's about time the airline companies provide baby passengers with some kind of a collapsible, lightweight, and durable airline seat for a fee ...or free depending on how business-minded the airline company is.
This is a no-brainer. Of course implement such a ban. Period, end of story.
Yet the F/As at Air Canada/WestJet prevent the use of kelty packs. There was an accident in northern sask/Manitoba where they found the baby underneath the captains dash
That's because just like holding them in your lap, a kelty pack is a death sentence for the infant in a survivable accident. Read Didier Féminier's posting to this article, it's all right there.
I agree. Let's put 'em in the cargo hold so the rest of the passengers don't have to listen to them squawking all through the flight.
PS. Don't get your panties in a bunch, I'm only kidding for those of you who take life too seriously.
PS. Don't get your panties in a bunch, I'm only kidding for those of you who take life too seriously.
I think if you put seatbelts, heat and a little pressurization down there it would be completely reasonable to put a variety of passengers down there that are unable to get on the plane, sit quietly, get off the plane. Maybe put tethers like in a military transport.
I can think of a few passengers I have shared the cabin with in the past that could go down there. And no need for pressurizing or oxygen…