The free flight perk that could seriously harm your child – and cabin crew want it banned
, if possible, and not crawling about, leaving themselves at risk of injury if there's any turbulence."wanting to ban parents from holding their kids for flights, saying that unexpected turbulence could be unsafe.the Washington Post"The G-forces are not something even the most loving mother or father can guard against and hold their child. It’s just physically impossible.”
The association is hoping to bring in new rules that would require all passengers, regardless of age, to have their own seat, withBen Hoffman, president-elect of the American Academy of Paediatrics told the Washington Post that he also agreed and said that the safest option is for all passengers to have their own seat.