Tuesday, August 27, 2013

Airlines Offer "Kid-Free Zones"

CNN reports that some airlines are now offering "kid-free zones" on flights, for an additional fee, which may be quite substantial. So will people really want to pay lots extra to have their flight free from the annoyance of children? Well, the airlines have that figured out already: for everyone who is not willing to pay the extra amount to avoid the children will be extra-annoyed, because airlines will be paying all children aboard their flights with candy and stuffed animals and toys to be extra obnoxious and loud, kicking chairs for hours, running around the cabin crying, spitting, yelling and throwing stuff, etc. And after a few flights like that, everyone will gladly pay the additional amount, or else check themselves as baggage just to get away from the kids. And once the rest of the airline carriers see how successful this program is, they'll all initiate one of their own, and we'll all have to pay some gouging fee or else be driven insane by candy- and toy-craving children. (Ah, the free market at work!)