I don't like children in 1st class airport lounges!

[Sunnsoo]

Just that really....

A lot of airport lounges let people bring a kid in for free if the parent has a pass/1st class ticket.

I have a Loungekey because I have anxiety and need to relax/clear my head before flying.

However, I have noticed a sharp increase in the amount of kids in these lounges recently... Running around, picking at the buffet, spilling fizzy drinks... I find it stressful to watch!

AIBU to think that if you take your kid into a quiet/luxury area, then you make them be quiet and behave?!?

My three children use the first class lounge. This is because we have paid for five first class tickets.

Agree with pp regarding "chutzpah"....great word!

I don't like children in 1st class airport lounges
Fixed it for you.

YABVU... Excited children don't just sit down on a chair, as you want them to. They shouldn't have to, either. They have paid, just like you have... I'm assuming you go to this 1st class lounge a lot? As you generalised all the children. If so, why keep going back?

I have never been to a lounge that doesn't have a quiet area.. I also take my family through ME and London lounges several times a year. I have never noticed any children screaming and running around. And that includes Doha where the kids are pretty noisy

I'm not bothered by children in first class lounges. Their parents have paid for first class tickets just as I have and they have a right to be there. If anyone is too noisy, a quiet word with parents tends to sort it out. Complete non issue.

YABU. I actually worked as a teacher before I had a child. Turns out I knew fuck all about kids. Get over yourself.

Noise cancelling headphones or listening to relaxation exercises.

YAB completely U.

They have paid. Go and sit in the airport chapel for some 'quiet time'.

Paul

Is he eating popcorn?

If you are spending money on First Class tickets, it may be worth your time considering a NetJets account. I use them almost exclusively now.

It is worth the money and it is a far more stress free and peaceful way to travel.

Is this a windup?

#FirstWorldProblems !!!!

That tip about the airport chapel is genius for any anxious flyers... I used to sit in the hospital's chapel for 15 mins on the way out when my mum was terminally ill... used to really soothe me and calm my nerves...

One part of me thinks parents should keep their kids under control in public (churbes/ restaurants/ theatres) ... but the other thinks that in this instance they have a long flight ahead of them, and it is possibly good to burn off energy before the flight...

There is a chapel in every airport for people to sit in and be completely silent. Why don't you go there?

There won't be a buffet, though. Only wine and wafers on a Sunday.

YABU. The First Class Lounge isn't a Quiet Coach, or an over 18s bar. It's just a place where people that can afford it, can choose to go.

You wouldn't be unreasonable asking parents of particularly feral children to keep a closer eye on their kids.

Uncontrolled children in public places is not just a lounge issue.

Though I do wish lounges (and libraries, and public transport...) would enforce some kind of "behave or you're out!"

I do remember a coach journey to the north once where disinterested mum played with her mobile whilst the 2 x 4 year old twins she'd squeezed into a single seat screeched "WHO LET THE DOGS OUT???!" for about an hour solid. Mild complaints were repelled with "THEY'RE ONLY FOUR, WHAT DO YOU EXPECT?"

Eventually, the hostess (who I later discovered was also the relief driver) came over and, soto voce, said "The driver has said if your children don't shut up, you will all be put off the coach at Milton Keynes".

Sorry but i think YABU, if someone has paid for first they are just as entitled to be there, you can't ban children from first class

100% with Sherbrooke, if you don't like public transport, fly private. If you can't afford to do that, suck it up. Another frequent flyer out of HK here, now prefer to go Prem econ to avoid the snarky comments about my DC in business. I don't sleep anyway so don't need a 'big bed'. Also the lounges HK side are always packed to the rafters. Worst behaviour I saw recently was a stag vomit on a woman passenger in business. Whole plane stank all the way.

I've never had a problem with kids in the lounges (mine, or other peoples) - but groups of 3 or more business men.. now they can be outstandingly obnoxious.

Come to that, the worst passengers I've shared with on planes were adults too. Downright rude some of them (blocking exits, putting seats back mid-meal thus spilling the people behind's drinks all over them, complaining to the hostesses about lights from the galley mid-meal because they wanted to sleep etc.)

Some airports have adult-only lounges - perhaps only fly from airports that have those types of lounges?

You can't really blame parents for bringing children to lounges. They should behave, but children will always make noises.

If you suffer from anxiety, may be wise to speak to your GP, or a psychotherapist. There are ways to reduce anxiety, or at least strategies to cope with it.

I don't like children in 1st class airport lounges!]

Oh god love you.

Fucking first world problems, right?

I'm confused. I have lounge key access with my card. I haven't got access to first class lounges, just standard ones. Where am I going wrong?
I fly often. Usually with DD. I have witnessed appalling behaviour in some lounge key lounges! Usually by pissed up adults...

Sorry about your anxiety, but YABU.

There is a simple solution for people in First Class who can't stand children: charter a jet.

Otherwise acknowledge that anyone who has a ticket and rights to be there....has rights to be there.

I bring my daughter into the first class lounge, and I must say she usually is far less disruptive than some loud mouthed business man talking on his phone or something of that nature.

If you want more sympathy, I suggest heading to the FlyerTalk forums - loads of entitled child haters on that site. ;)

So first class lounge automatically means no children? Bet you're one of those that glares at children who go to sit in first class to.... It doesn't mean no children. If I'm paying I'll take my behaved children wherever I choose !