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Small children on Long haul flights

106 replies

Lovetocook49 · 15/04/2025 18:49

Can I ask everyone’s opinions please ?
We have just come back from a
holiday to the Maldives . We found a cheap trip and booked , we have had a great week .

On our return flight , 11 hours long, there was a young family, 2 boys , one a toddler, one a few years older. My husband was chatting to the Dad , and they had gone just for a holiday - family not living there or anything.

The youngest boy had a very fractious journey , parents frazzled trying to keep him happy , minimise crying etc poor poppet was not a happy toddler.

I don’t get it ? The kids are so young they won’t remember the holiday , why put them through such a long flight ?

Just wondering others thoughts 🤷‍♀️

OP posts:
SilverButton · 15/04/2025 18:52

The parents will remember the holiday - and I guess they decided it was worth it. I know what you mean though OP, it wouldn't be my choice with a child of that age!

Acc0untant · 15/04/2025 18:52

Because parents are entitled to book holidays if they choose to? They probably feel a bit of a crappy journey is worth it for what I expect was a lovely time for all of them while they were away.

GertrudePerkinsPaperyThing · 15/04/2025 18:51

I guess they wanted a lovely holiday. Maybe they themselves enjoyed it enough to make it worthwhile!

Budgetquery · 15/04/2025 18:51

Because the parents wanted a holiday…

Devonmaid1844 · 15/04/2025 18:51

Because they had 11 hours of a tough flight but then a lovely holiday I guess

SomethingDifferentBloomed · 15/04/2025 18:50

I think it’s not really any of your business…