to put the children in economy while DH and I fly business class?

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for the love of god...yr children will not care where you sit as long as they are with mummy & daddy......if yr darling husband is too wonderfull {snuck up} to sit with them or you are too "under his wing" to put it nicely, then so be it....as you may have gathered, i would not!!.......as for "cattle class" rofl.....if it makes you feel better please do refer to it as such.

p.s no we are not skint, we get plenty......but live in the real world..... toodlepip :D x

Go back a day early so he can be rested for work.

swallowedafly sorry didn't mean to offend at all, just used a well worn phrase without thinking - fwiw I've only ever travelled in economy myself. Anything else is a distant dream.

In fact, flying anywhere at all is not looking likely for the forseeable.

And I must say if I had paid through the nose for business/first class and I was beside a family of three small children and a nanny, I'd be pissed off.

Why? They have as much right to be there as anyone else, if they can pay for Business or First then why shouldnt they be there?

"Why? They have as much right to be there as anyone else, if they can pay for Business"

First, maybe, but not Business. I know technically anyone can pay for whatever seats they like, but Business is primarily designed for people travelling on....wait for it....business, so they can work and get some needed rest in peace and quiet. I travel business for work. Think of it like the quiet carriage on the train.

I would NEVER fly business with my children; it's just so selfish for those who need the peace and quiet to do their jobs.

Oh - and in what other place would you seriously consider blithely leaving your children sitting next to ADULT STRANGERS for hour upon hour? Let alone what happens in an emergency.

It may be permitted by the airlines, but IMO it is deeply unethical.

"Business is primarily designed for people travelling on....wait for it....business"

Well, BA call it Club World. what's that for - multinational golf clubs only?

'blithely leaving your children sitting next to ADULT STRANGERS for hour upon hour?'

Many children of this age go on the bus/train on their own, or go to the cinema, sitting next to adult strangers.

"bus/train on their own, or go to the cinema" for 2 hours max.

May I suggest you send your children alone in economy on one of those lovely flights to Thailand or Cambodia where half the male passengers in economy seem to be going on sex holidays to sleep with 13 year old children?

The "grumpy adult who feels resentful that he isn't in business class" needs to grow up TBH. too true!!!

It's not as if it's a quick trip across to Europe......OP just how long is the flight?

oh yes, don't do it 'cos all half the passengers will be pedos.

Doninkiller heels 'I would NEVER fly business with my children; it's just so selfish for those who need the peace and quiet to do their jobs.'

complete nonsense. Business of whatever they choose to call it is for anyone who can afford it. Don't see the airlines being so fussy as long as they fill the seats.

As someone who works on commercial aircraft, 'Business Class' is just a name - it is not just for people travelling on business. Basically, you get the comfort level you pay for, so if you want to pay for your hoard of small kids and entourage of nannies to sit in Club or even First, there's nothing to stop you. When you book an airline ticket you are booking the seats you are paying for only - not the seats beside you too. If you are a businessman and are annoyed at the kids beside you - tough. (Especially if they are your own kids!)

Your 'd' H will still have the 6hours or so time difference to deal with no matter where he flies. Perhaps fly a daylight and suck it up.

If business was solely designed for people on business then kids wouldn't be allowed to be booked in.What a daft comment.A huge proportion just have the money to be able to afford to spend a 10 + hour night flight on beds.I have had 'business' men wake my dc's up on night flights by opening the blinds.They were the problem not my kids.

backinthebox brilliant!

I fly all three cabins depending on need want. I do daylight down the back with the kids for under 8 hours, club if with kids and over night and first as a treat if i'm only with one. Airmiles feature very highly in our lives!! DH might be a bigger knob than OP's though as he rarely flies with us.

YANBU if your kids are mature and well travelled. I flew unaccompanied minor from 9 and from 12 never even checked in with the UM staff. Kids can be more capable than you think.

Your DH is a bit of a cock isn't he?

Will he fall apart at the seams if he's forced to travel economy with the rest of the cattle?

mmmmmm when we flew to Florida last year, a family of 5 checked in late and were split over our "cattle class" compartment - I had a young teenage girl put next to me - she was delightful, but somehow I was made to feel "responsible" for her... if there had been an emergency her parents were 40 rows back with their youngest child. The drunk in the middle section kept leering at her vest top which made ME feel uncomfortable (as well as her) to the point of swapping seats so she was on the window side, and watching out for her when she went off to the loo. Not ONCE during the 9 hour flight did her parents check up on her!

YABU. I fly a lot for work and I wouldnt dream of doing this.

if there is an emergency or you had to evacuate the plane you wouldnt have the option of going to help your children, they would have to fend for themselves. you would be completely reliant on the goodwill of unknown strangers for their welfare.

You have no control over who they are sitting with, you might find them sat next to an obnoxious drunk. I have in the past been asked if I would move to sit next to two UM as they were on a night flight and the cabin crew werent at all happy about them being sat all night next to the rather odd man they had been seated beside. I did move in this case, but why should I end up supervising other peoples kids just because I am on my own and look like someones mum??

I have also seen a fight kick off on a plane before and it was very scary.

Tell your H not to be a selfish arse and book a holiday you can afford

In case this has not been mentioned: it is possible to do both. You can reserve seats in the last row of business and the first row of economy, there is only a thin curtain between. Noone will care if you nip back and you'll even be able to hear them as if you were sitting in normally adjacent rows.

I have a feeling this is 700 comments too late though...

Once again the issue is not about the poor abused children forced to endure the hell of cattle class.

It's about inflicting your children on someone else. Because no matter what you say 10 is still quite young and you could easily see a child that age winding up his older sibling.
Parents should supervise their children when using public transport.

Btw the only time I flew unaccompanied (I was 10 incidentally) we had to evacuate on the slides after an emergency landing. Just saying...

I wouldn't, but then I quite like my children.