Kirstie Allsopp flies separately from kids

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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.

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So she's saying that it's a 'waste of money', they could be 'spoiled' by sitting in premium seats and that it's something they should 'work towards'. I can see a basic principle in it but it seems a very mean spirited way of teaching the lesson.

If I was her kid I would assume she just didn't like me enough to want to sit with me. I expect she'll get her comeuppance when the dc are older!

Kirstie is saying she desrves her seats and to say she doesn't want her children spoiled is just plain daft she was taking them to the Maldives it is such a ridiculous point to make just travel together Kirstie then you won't look like an entitled knob

I am surprised that her dc are okay with this, my dc would be very upset if I pulled this one. But all of our short haul flights are economy so they get to practice standard travel. Work covers long haul so dc are used to business class.

I would hazard a guess that you would get quite a leg up on the ability to earn your own money coming from an aristocratic background and to have the confidence to not be too bothered what others think.

I couldn't do this on a plane as I'd be worried about turbulence or the oxygen masks coming down. I'd rather we're altogether in the event of an emergency!

Who was it who wrote, "if you didn't have a poor childhood, it wasn't a childhood at all"?
For some reason those words sprung to mind when i read about this.

Probably not uncommon amongst a lot of wealthy people tho'. If your dc are being looked after most of the time by Nannies and other paid staff they might not be bothered about sitting with their parents.

Ruffain you are probably right it is a case of how the other half live which I have no concept of.

Ihavepassport I've done flights where the teenage children of celebrities refused to sit in the same part of the plane as their parents because they were embarrassed. Even a minor celebrity like her would get lots of attention in economy (mostly rubber necking or wanting to talk to them). The kids might even prefer to be away. Plus you're looking at a minimum of £12k for four children in business class, possibly a lot more.

It doesn't make her supermum but it's not that much of a big deal. Happens a lot.

honeyroar I hadn't considered the DC preferring it, if they do then it seems fair enough. I also have some sympathy with not letting DC get too entitled about flying, one of ours was complaining about flying economy on a short flight and we offered she could contribute her pocket money for the year if she wanted to upgrade! DC to tend assume their normal is everyone's normal unless encouraged to think otherwise. But I would feel bad knowing my DC were less comfortable than me.

She also says having your washing machine in the kitchen is disgusting. Says everything that a so called property expert thinks people can afford endless rooms to put their washing machine in..

She’s an out of touch posho with no idea about what life is really like did the masses, I don’t listen to a single thing she says..

Interesting mix of views. I wouldn't pay to have my kids in business class, I would choose to sit with them in economy. I'm not judging her as such, I just find it a bit odd.

Yes the washing machines in kitchens is another Kirstieism

My dd got decent steak when we had it from the off (not that we could afford steak often). I like mine blue, dh likes his burnt to a crisp. Dd, even at 5 or 6 liked hers running with blood!

So yes, even young children will appreciate good food if you give it to them.

Premium Economy is wasted on kids - slightly larger seats is all, which your average 4ft pre teen wouldn't need. Kirsti has a big arse (as do I) and her DP is about 6 ft so I can understand why they'd want it.

I don't get the angst, especially as the kids were only a few rows behind.

I couldn't do it, but that's because I have a fear of flying and need both DH and DD next to me in case we die

I'm not bothered by parents who do it though.

I followed this throughout on Twitter - she drip fed like mad as the criticisms appeared - suddenly business became Premier ecomony and suddenly the step sons appeared (yeah right).Her tweets in response to criticism became amazingly foul mouthed - she really doesn’t like to be criticised does she? I told her to lay off the gin. Apparently it all started when the Sun contacted her about the story ( don’t know where they got it from) and never being one to miss the chance of publicity she engaged with them . Funnily enough she never mention the step sons and PE to them or in her early tweets. She’s an overentitied spoilt woman who had incredible contacts to get her career started. Her comments about the filthiness of having a washing machine in your kitchen was the last straw for me - smug so and so. As for those of you on here saying it’s jealousy / envy to criticise her - you ought to grow up - it’s incredibly disrespectful to dismiss someone’s views like that.FWIW I always fly business and if any family members are with me eg dgs then so do they.

It is very common. When we fly 1st lots of the passengers have children in club or WTP with a nanny or sometimes alone.

What gets me is when the man is in 1st and the wife and family are not- that seems pretty common as well.

What exactly does overentitled mean?

Is it possible to be slightly entitled then?

If I was travelling to the same place as my DD we would travel together and she’s 32

If she is in premium economy than I suppose that is just extra legroom and a large chair which is probably fair enough as she is quite large- certainly larger than most 10 to 12 year olds. Odd that she didn't mention it was just premium economy in the first place though.

Good question - got that wrong I think which doesn’t detract at all from what I said.

I thought it was appalling of her. How tight fisted of them not to employ a nanny to look after the boys or look after them themselves in business class. I don't think much of either of them not wanting to be with their dcs on the flight. Really uncaring to their dcs and a pita to the flight attendants and other passengers.

This is actually very common on airlines - parents in first/business with children in economy. The airlines don't seem to mind and they usually ensure the children aren't placed by adults. It's only likely to stop if the airlines ban it as most parents don't want to pay for business class for their kids.

I thought the same about Gordon Ramsey doing it too. And Sting for not giving his dcs the financial help from his earnings either. We put our dcs first in every situation. I was put last and I was really unhappy.

I know someone who is quite wealthy, titled and related to KA who also does the same.
He goes one better, his DW and children sit in economy, while he laps it up in Business class.
Really odd!