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I think it's a good idea. If I'm flying with a baby I'd feel more comfortable knowing that the people who are really bothered by babies are sitting somewhere else. I wouldn't pay extra to sit there though. I don't mind sitting near kids when I fly.

I think it's a great idea! Just like you, even if I'm traveling with a child, it's nice to know that the people who *really* dislike kids will be further away.

And from the adult-without-kids perspective--yes! I've had the kid-kicking-my-seat-an-entire-flight-with-no-parent-supervision experience, and my brother just flew from Paris to NYC last week and sat in the same row (the dreaded row of 5) as a family with two kids who were letting the kids literally run up and down the aisles, screaming.

The family had so many complaints against them from nearby passengers, but it was a full flight, so they couldn't be moved and the parents refused to do anything (or were so not-in-control that they couldn't do anything) and in the end, the flight attendants had to come over and reprimand them so many times---and they got yelled at for not getting the kids to sit down in their seat belts for landing, and the pilot refused to land if the kids weren't sitting with their belts on. It was a mess.

This reminds me of when we paid $50/seat extra to be seated in the 'extended legroom' section on a long flight, only to be seated directly next to the bathrooms bulkhead, and in front of a woman traveling alone with an infant and a (very excited) toddler.

I feel like you'd still hear the kids, especially if you're toward the back of that section. I like the idea (been seated near some REALLY obnoxious kids before), but it wouldn't really work in practice IMO!

I think its ironic that they are banning under 12s from that section because I find that teenagers from 12-16 are usually the loudest on planes.

Definitely a win-win. I hate sitting next to babies and toddlers. If they're at the other end of plane, it's one thing, but in my row or in front of/behind me?...ugh. They cry and whine and make soooo much noise. And once the tantrum starts, it's hard to stop.

I always bring industrial earplugs on airplanes, which definitely helps. Between that and the white noise of sitting over the wing, I can at least avoid the worst of it.

I always thought it'd be a good idea for airlines to have a family section. I'd pay extra for that. Though, I feel that Asia has a better tolerance for kids in general.

I thi k its a wonderful idea. When C and I flew back to the UK last month, we had a very crabby man in the row in front of us. She was an ANGEL on that flight. She fell asleep an hour in and didnt make a peep the whole time and he was still turning around every few minutes to glare at me.

I think it's a great idea! I kind of laugh a bit though because it doesn't matter how many rows away you are, if a baby is having a meltdown, you're going to hear it regardless of where you are seated. But hey, if it means that the super intolerant people are seated away from me and my child, I'm ok with that because you know what, DD is a baby and she's going to make noise sometimes.

Cool, sign me up!

Oh you mean it's for people traveling WITHOUT a baby? Oh darn