Both Qantas Airways and Air New Zealand have a policy that forbids adult males from sitting next to minors. This is wrong because it labels all men as potential pedophiles. It has been defended by the airlines because ''Most pedophiles are men''



The airlines should reverse their policy. If a crew member sees someone behaving inappropriately with a child then they should move that person far from the child and deal with them at the end of the flight. The parents of the child should be with them.



Philip Prince was asked to switch seats with a female passenger. He felt humiliated and accused of something wrong. Imagine just minding your business and were asked to move because you could be a potential pedophile! Imagine all the stares you would get and the feeling that you did something wrong when you didn't. This also greatly affects younger children with single dads if their parent is separated from them and they are put next to a total stranger!