Corendon Dutch Airlines is taking the plunge on a long-discussed topic and will fly between Amsterdam and Curacao with over 100 seats set aside behind a curtain for passengers who don’t want to share their space with children.
Or, if you look at it the other way, the airline says, it will have a “positive effect” by giving parents peace of mind knowing that their crying or fussing toddler won’t be bothering people who have an aversion to travel with children.
It’s a topic long-discussed on many travel and frequent-flier sites and is one of those known to generate real heat in what can barely be called discussions; it’s often resembled the effect of speaking out for Windows in a group of Mac fanatics.
Singapore Airlines’ low-cost Scoot subsidiary has experimented with childfree zones, but Corendon is the first European airline to take the plunge. It will use an A350-900, with 102 seats on the childfree side, including nine with extra legroom, and will be separated by walls and curtains. Seats in the adult-only zone have another feature as well: an upcharge of €45 per seat, or €100 for the extra legroom ones.
