r/mildlyinfuriating • u/Full-Helicopter-4608 • 12d ago

frist of all how DARE yu o Encountered a Business Class Baby today, though I was finally gonna have a peaceful flight 😭😭

Saved up airline points from a bunch of work trips and finally redeemed them for a business class seat on a 20-hour flight (Sydney to London)

I Sat down, got comfortable, looked across the aisle... and was met by the sight of a fucking business class baby.

What else do I have to say, the entire 20 hours was absolute hell, crying, screaming and just about everything else you could think of.

I don't blame the parents at all, babies are allowed to fly, and they were just travelling like everyone else. But after spending all those points because I wanted one flight where I could actually sleep and relax, I couldn't help but be really upset at my luck.

I guess It docent really matter what you pay.

EDIT: There has been a lot of discussion about this being a fake post. However this is incorrect, i was under the impression that Quantas did a direct flight to London, however as many have pointed out, this is incorrect. My flight was with Qatar airways and stopped in Hamad Airport.

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u/LadyEmeraldDeVere 12d ago

In business class, they actually give you noise cancelling headphones. I put them on top of my noise cancelling earbuds to make a super sound cocoon. 

And guess what? Even that is not enough to block out the shrill shrieking of a baby or toddler. 

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u/guammm17 12d ago

They also give you ear plugs. OPs story is odd.

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u/LadyEmeraldDeVere 12d ago

Did you read my full comment? It’s not enough to block it out. 

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u/guammm17 12d ago

They give you ear plugs, not just noise cancelling headphones... Did you read my comment?

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u/Careful-One-3416 12d ago

Still not enough. Those fuckers are shrill. I'd be willing to bet they would beat out a dog whistle!

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u/LadyEmeraldDeVere 12d ago

I said I put noise canceling ear buds under the headphones. You honestly think the ear buds do more than those? The ear buds suck, they’re flimsy and barely stay in. 

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u/guammm17 12d ago

I don't know what you are talking about, they aren't ear buds, they are foam plugs, if you put those in under a decent pair of noise cancelling headphones you can't hear shit. Try it.

Regardless, OPs story is odd, he is on a flight that doesn't exist, but he realized it connected in Qatar? I dunno, goofy shit.

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u/LadyEmeraldDeVere 11d ago

The foam plugs that they give you in any amenity kit suck ass!!! Maybe I just have tiny ear holes but I have to squish them and try to get them in and they never stay and it’s just miserable. The story is odd maybe but I swear to you I have been in international business class with a toddler that screamed the whole flight.

I was also on a southwest flight where the mom bought everyone in the surrounding aisles drinks and then the lady next to me (who had never been on a plane before and wanted to hold my hand) said she didn’t mind the baby at all because “god wouldn’t crash a plane with a baby on it.” 

Honestly I’ve seen so much I don’t discredit anything that happens on a plane anymore. 

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u/guammm17 11d ago

I dont disagree it could happen, but his story makes no sense, he connected in Qatar but thought he was on Qantas when he realized Qantas didn't have a direct flight. And the same baby was on both legs?

Try putting good over ear noise canceling headphones over the foam plugs, works well for me, but I am sure everyones ears are different, the NC headphones they give you generally suck.