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Recently, a few airlines have adopted kid-free “quiet zones.” India’s IndiGo, for example, has a few premium rows where kids under 12 aren’t allowed. According to the airline, the section is for “business travellers who prefer to use the quiet time to do their work.” Air Asia, Malaysia Airlines and Scoot Airlines from Singapore also offer something similar.

OK, sure. But you’ll still hear a crying baby if it’s two rows over, and, it’s 2017 — earbuds have been a thing for decades.

The first time I flew with five-month-old Indy, WestJet upgraded me to the Plus section simply because I had such a young babe. I got the feeling my seat mate wasn’t all that thrilled. I could not have cared less. Dude, you paid $100 bucks extra for unlimited booze and a slightly more edible meal. There isn’t even a curtain that separates you from coach. PLUS, my baby is really cute. Sitting next to him is a privilege.

It’s been reported that at one time Richard Branson tried to create an entirely separate cabin for kids.

Yeah, kids are annoying sometimes. Their impulse control isn’t great and they don’t have the same stare-straight-ahead/don’t-talk-to-anyone “etiquette” that we older folks do (damn their childlike joie-de-vivre!).

But you know who else is annoying? Loud cellphone talkers. People who fall asleep and hang over your armrest. Passengers who don’t close their mouths while they’re chewing. People who recline their seat as far back as they can. Drunk passengers. And the worst of the worst: Aisle-seaters who sit down and promptly put on the sleep mask and earphones for eight hours, paying no mind to their two seat mates who might want to escape, making you awkwardly tap them on the shoulder and shake them awake if you want to use the washroom.