73 Percent of Indian Flyers Want 'Child-Free Zones' on Planes

Mumbai: Close to three-fourths of flyers, mostly men, from the country want airlines to ban children under 12 from certain areas of planes, and are ready to pay a premium for such a seating, according to a survey.

According to a survey carried out by travel search site Skyscanner among 1,000 air travellers in the country, as many as 73 per cent of them, with 400 men and 330 responding women, want airlines to start banning kids under 12 from certain areas of a plane and are ready to pay up to 10 per cent premium such a flight.

The survey was conducted after reports of Air Asia X and Scoot Airlines implementing "child-free zones" on their aircraft.

"In fact, more men are in favour of the move with close to 400 male travellers welcoming such child-free zones on-board flights compared to 330 women," says the survey.

The child-free cabin zones come with special ambient lighting to provide a more relaxing atmosphere and are priced more than regular seats.
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