Kirstie Allsopp flies separately from kids

[Ginger1982]

www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/uk-44353321

I know this was from earlier in the week and just wondered what people thought? AIBU to think you should all fly together? Who is technically in charge of her kids? What if there is an incident on board? I see her point about it being expensive to all fly business class but I would fly economy with my kids if all together and business class if I was travelling alone or with DH only if I could afford to.

Meh, they are ten and twelve, they are probably delighted. If they are in thr first row in economy and her in the last row in business class they are very close together and as said the kids probably love it.

I wouldn't do it, but I can't get all the pearl clutching, they are ten and twelve, hardly babies.

I think that some posters are overthinking this issue.
My husband and I have done this on several occasions.
My children are slightly older than Kirsty Allsop’s children,
I do not see what the big deal is to be honest. My kids don’t need the extra leg room and would hate the fancy food.
Their behaviour is actually better when my husband and I are not around. Furthermore they love the independence. The only thing thy get jealous about is the fact that we have a bigger tv screen.

Why are one or two posters on here accusing Miss of being rude and sweary? I'm not getting it. Seems to be a bit of ganging up going on here.

I hope all of you don't have a bigger bedroom than your kids or demand you sit in the front of the car all the time when it should be done fairly..

Or go out to a nice restaurant at night and leave them at home with the babysitter and beans on toast.

I think when airlines split people up in an attempt to force them to pay extra for allocated seats it is wrong, and so the converse should apply, in that families are sat together.

Actually just read this thread through fully, and the amount of vitriol against Kirsty is disgusting.

Yes, as someone who couldn't have children, I found her remarks re getting on and having kids and not bothering about careers etc a bit of a kick in the stomach. But that doesn't mean she was wrong, or intended to hurt anyone. If I was in the public eye, and had my opinions quoted in the media, I'm sure I'd manage to piss people off without meaning to.

Some of the bitchiness muttered between clenched teeth on here is really nasty.

Why are one or two posters on here accusing Miss of being rude and sweary? I'm not getting it. Seems to be a bit of ganging up going on here
Probably because of the rude way SHE spoke to people?

I wouldn't want to be Kirsty Alsop, not for all the money in the world, I couldn't fly separate to my child, I have more morals.

Meh, I clearly have no morals - I just can't get worked up about having my kids in economy whilst I fly in business, and certainly not at 10, 12, 14 whatever age they are. They're unaccompanied so probably having the time of their lives and at 10 and 12 are way beyond the screaming/misbehavior stage.

I don't know who this woman is as I've not lived in the UK in forever, so perhaps my opinion is skewed.

itstimeforanamechange I too have flown long haul with toddlers by myself. I think you will find the seats are for anyone who is prepared to pay for them! Although tempting I didn't leave the dc there and head back to economy on my own though.