Malaysia Airlines has banned infants from flying in the first-class cabins of its jets, its chief executive, Tengku Azmil, reminded flyers. He said earlier this month that the policy was put in place after the airline received complaints from first-class passengers spending big money but unable to sleep due to crying infants. The first-class ban applied to the airline's Boeing 747 jumbo jets and will also apply to the Airbus A380 when Malaysia Airlines takes delivery of the superjumbo.
According to the Age newspaper, a survey last year found 60 percent of travellers wanted airlines to create a "family friendly" section of aircraft to keep children contained.
The survey, by Skyscanner, found non-parents were the biggest supporters of the idea, with the majority saying they wanted to sit "as far away as possible from children." Only 8% of those surveyed arguing that families should be able to sit wherever they like.
Earlier this year Ryanair said it would introduce child-free flights from October. The airline announced the child-free flights on 1st April and have not responded to suggestions that it may have been an April Fool's joke.
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