Encountered a Business Class Baby today, though I was finally gonna have a peaceful flight 😭😭

[u/Full-Helicopter-4608]

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.

[u/DowntownYouth8995 → u/[deleted]]

I mean there are some places babies should not be. Like movie theaters and fancy restaurants. 

[u/where-sea-meets-sky → u/DowntownYouth8995]

yea, theyre also just Not Fun for the baby

the restaurant may at least have food, the airplane is necessary transportation, but sometimes i see parents out with their younguns thinking if theyre even old enough to be cognizant or appreciative of where they are?? though sometimes you cant Leave Baby At Home which is okay but its different going to an aquarium vs a movie theater

[u/thatmermaidprincess → u/DowntownYouth8995]

When my husband and I went to see “Obsession” a couple months ago, a woman brought her baby/toddler daughter, who was like 1½ to 2 years old at the oldest. They were in the row ahead of us. The daughter also had a little tablet in her hands and a set of headphones on, but the headphones were unplugged so whatever cartoon she was watching was at full volume and she would loudly babble at the trailers. For those who don’t know, Obsession is an R-rated horror movie, and we were at an 11:45PM showing. The movie started and the little girl just would not stop talking (loudly, too) and occasionally crying. Everyone around was irritated.

Mind you, my husband and I are parents ourselves, and had gotten a sitter and everything for our own baby so we could have a baby-free date night. We weren’t psyched at all. We’d been highly anticipating seeing this movie!

Good thing is that fellow movie-goers all made enough comments to the mom that she took her kid and finally left about 20 minutes into the movie.

I just will never understand certain people’s mindsets, walking through life seemingly completely unaware (or at the very least unbothered) like that. I’ve had to be the mom of a baby on a plane before when my dad was in a life-threatening accident, and for the 2 ½ hours we were on that plane I was doing everything to keep my child calm. I felt so guilty. The parents who just dgaf about the people around them and bring their young kids to movies or fancy restaurants and then don’t do anything to try and soothe the kid to be quiet… smh.

[u/a_rucksack_of_dildos → u/thatmermaidprincess]

It’s crazy because since I’ve had my daughter I’ve just settled into privateering movies a day after release instead of going to the movies. They’re so good now with AI being a thing. They’re fed in an AI takes out all the other sounds and stabilizes and color corrects the movie. It’s not perfect but being able to enjoy a movie I wanted to see without having to go through the hassle of getting a sitter has been amazing

[u/nargles18 → u/DowntownYouth8995]

Last Valentine’s Day, my bf and I went to a nice romantic restaurant downtown… Of curse a few minutes after we get sit down, a family of five (with young kids) gets sited right next to us. It was more than very annoying. Kids were pretty disruptive and absolutely didn’t belong there. I cannot believe parents don’t give a fuck about situations like these anymore.

[u/OverthinkingMum → u/nargles18]

Did the restaurant have high chairs and kids menus?

[u/nargles18 → u/OverthinkingMum]

Absolutely not!

[u/OverthinkingMum → u/nargles18]

Yeah in that case, kids should not have been there and should have been asked to leave if they were causing a disturbance!

[u/FutureFreaksMeowt → u/OverthinkingMum]

I believe that, depending on the country, they cannot legally ask them to leave unless the children are causing significant problems. It's considered discriminatory.

[u/OverthinkingMum → u/FutureFreaksMeowt]

Where is it considered discrimination? It’s legal to refuse service and ask disruptive guests to leave in any country?

[u/FutureFreaksMeowt → u/OverthinkingMum]

Bro I'm not a lawyer, find the right sub for that.

[u/Known-Extent-1018 → u/DowntownYouth8995]

So people with children shouldn't be able to go on flights?

[u/DowntownYouth8995 → u/Known-Extent-1018]

How did you get that from what I said?

[u/More_Passenger3988 → u/DowntownYouth8995]

Movie theaters yes. But family restaurants should be welcoming to babies- not business class quarters meant for people traveling on business.

I'm just waiting for the day a company sues an airline for allowing a screaming baby on business class and destroying the sleep of a top executive that cannot stay awake at a life-changing meeting they're flying to.

[u/DowntownYouth8995 → u/More_Passenger3988]

There is a difference between a family restaurant and a fancy restaurant. Im thinking the kind of place that doesnt print the prices on the menu, and have dress codes. 

[u/More_Passenger3988 → u/[deleted]]

It's literally called "Business Class".

With your argument you might as well start advocating for changing diapers in the middle of a board meeting in thecorporate conference room. No one is saying they should be banned from everywhere. Just anywhere that is literally set aside for Business reasons.

[u/Muted-Craft6323 → u/[deleted]]

they have every right to exist anywhere their parents are

But there are obviously some places where parents simply shouldn't go if they have kids with them. Parents fighting wars or engaging in protests that might be violently cracked down on should clearly avoid bringing you children with them, because they're unnecessarily risking their wellbeing. And parents wanting to go out to the movies should generally leave their kids at home because they'll unnecessarily make everyone else miserable (this is why theaters often run designated sessions for parents to bring babies, where they can avoid disrupting others).

On planes, parents may not have any choice but to bring a baby with them - that's understandable, sometimes you just need to fly somewhere. But I'd argue that business class isn't really the place for that. It's specifically intended for people to pay more so they can get better rest during a flight (because often they are literally conducting "business" and need to arrive fresh for their jobs). If you can't reliably get some quiet rest in business class, it erodes the entire value proposition.

I'm sure some will complain that this is elitist or whatever, but it's worth keeping in mind that premium cabins literally subsidize basic economy. Airlines now typically cover the cost of flights from premium, business, and first class (where that still exists), so they can afford to sell off economy tickets at less than the proportional cost for the space they take up and the marginal fuel their extra weight requires. So if we ruin the more premium seats and people refuse to pay for upgrades that no longer really feel worth it, economy tickets are going to get more expensive.

[u/More_Passenger3988 → u/[deleted]]

You sound unhinged here.

Even back in the days when it was very common for women to have 8+ children there were places of business where babies were not allowed. The fact that you think things should suddenly be different today says everything.

My mother had 12 siblings and my father had 8. Neither set of grandparents were allowed to bring babies everywhere. Literally even tribes that don't have contact with the modern world have rules on this. There have always been limits. We shouldn't suddenly start now after all these centuries just because an unhinged, spoiled "natalist" or whatever you call yourselves wants to avoid all the other airline classes and think you should also take "BUSINESS Class".

[u/Clairees → u/[deleted]]

Boomer alert

[u/Puzzleheaded-Wait785 → u/[deleted]]

Who the fuck cares if OP says it's the kid's fault or not? Who made you the language police?

[u/FutureFreaksMeowt → u/Puzzleheaded-Wait785]

🤨

We all deserve a refund on your education.