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.

And yes, Bless, when I used to fly back and forth to the ME years ago, Rich parents in first and children with the maid/housekeeper in economy was pretty much the norm. And to be honest, it was by far the least shocking thing about the way in which foreign domestic help was treated.

It’s like the people who have steak but serve cheap sausages to their children.

I hate peoples who do this. And try to justify it by saying their children wouldn’t appreciate the decent food.

My children are my equals. If I won’t do something, I certainly wouldn’t expect them to.

Re Kirsty Allsop. I used to like her. In recent years I’ve realised she’s a complete twat. Her air of superiority is totally unjustified.

It's fine. I don't have a problem with it. I assume she knows they will behave.

Of course the dc are capable of being left but my dc would be most annoyed if I was living it up in first class and they were confined to economy. But I can’t get too excited about it. As long as she doesn’t sell a story to a magazine going on about how she works so hard and doesn’t get to spend time with her kids or about the importance of family time together then I might be a bit more

I think unaccompanied at that age would be fine. They’re probably just on devices/reading/watching a film.

What I find odd is going on holiday with your children and not spending time with them. She’s a lot more wealthy than I’ll ever be but I would feel really odd not sitting with them, having a chat about the exciting things we’ll do on holiday, guessing what mountain range is below us etc. Maybe that’s because my eldest is only 5 though.

If I was her, we’d all fly economy or business and if I didn’t want the kids to fly business then I’d save it for the parents only holidays (I don’t have these either but I assume Kirstie Allsopp does!).

I can't comment on this because i theatre and despise the patronising entitled @&%$ so much that I can't give an unbiased opinion. If she offered both her kidneys to orphans in need of transplants, I would question her motives.

However, in general, I don't think you should inflict your kids on other people just because you can't be arsed to look after them yourself, and you can't stand being in their company.

Is this from the same article that said she holidays in the Maldives because she's earned it and the kids go to Pontins until they understand the value of money?

It hasn't been reported well if that is the true story but to be honest I'd gladly lounge around in first class while someone else looks after my dc but it'll never happen. They'd always be popping through asking me questions; 'Muuuum....'

*I loathe, not theatre

Have no idea where autocorrect got that little gem from.

I don't agree with what she's doing but it's not just her - it's her husband too; why is KA getting all the criticism here?

Kirstie is a very hard working, successful, woman, who speaks her mind and takes no prisoners.

She campaigns hard for many causes that she believes strongly in, works hard for charities that she supports.

That alone is enough for other women to judge and despise her.

Oh and she a working mother. 'Enuff said.

Schaden

I thought you'd inside info that she sits in the Royal box, whilst the kids are behind a obstructive post in the cheap seats.

who speaks her mind and takes no prisoners.

That’s code for rude isn’t it? If she posts on here I bet she’s been banned.

Grilledaubergine you're children are not 'your equals' they're your children....they're children not little adults

My DC’s are experienced travelers and would have been fine on their own but we’re a family, we travel together. We have loads of air miles so usually go business class but if we can’t, we all go in economy.

Your not you're

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Probably.

Mustn't upset the gentle folk :P

As a child (and an adult)... I found/find flying exciting, even in economy. However my partner flies a lot for work and hates it, presumably she may too, and being in a nicer cabin makes it more bearable. Her children probably are pretty happy where they are- and I imagine they are well behaved and she trusts them to not be PITAs. Seen families do this when going on holiday, never witnessed bad behaviour from these unaccompanied chn in particular! Adults who’ve drunk too much are usually the worst on flights I’ve been on...

I have to pay extra to sit by my DS in economy. As I see it as my job to be there for him through the flight.

The cabin staffs JOB is to look after them.

No, it is not. The job of cabin staff is to ensure the safety - to the best of their resources - of passengers. They are not paid to babysit your children.

I don’t get why you wouldn’t do it a break from the kids? Yes please! As for having steak and giving the kids sausages, mine wouldn’t eat steak but would eat sausages so it happens a lot in our house too

She’s a pretentious twat

I don't see the issue with this - we lived abroad when I was 6-13, did loads of long-haul flights, and from when I was about 10 and my sister was about 7 my parents did this. One of them would pop back to check on us every hour or so, but we loved it as it meant we played super-mario for twelve hours uninterrupted on the tv thingies and ate our bodyweight in snacks we'd packed. I think if your children are experienced flyers, you know they're unlikely to be scared or airsick, well-behaved (as in, not going to annoy everyone around them) and able to grab you if they need you, it's not a problem.

I don't really think it's a big issue. It just seems like more of one because this woman is unbearably pompous and self-satisfied, so it feels like she probably said it in the first place knowing it would generate a discussion in which she could be a smug . No way she doesn't do that on purpose.

At 9 and 11 all they want to do is watch unsuitable TV on the seat back and play a few games

Don't see why anyone should judge her for not spending unnecessary money, provided her children are not inflicting themselves on others. No-one is going to take well being told how to spend their money

And yes as they were with older siblings, even more of a complete non-story

I suspect most of the moaners on here either can’t afford club and are jealous or just have badly behaved children.