Would YOU pay additional to journey on a child-free flight? Airline divides opinion because it launches adults-only part the place infants and children are BANNED from the remainder of the plane

Turkish airline Corendon has divided opinion after outlining plans to launch an adults-only sections on its flights which can see youngsters banned from coming into cordoned off areas and stored behind curtains and partitions. 

For an additional £38-£105, grownup passengers can have the chance to make their journeys within the child-free zones and revel in a ‘calm and relaxed flight,’ Corendon mentioned.  

The service is about to start out providing the choice to take a seat in ‘Solely Grownup’  zones, on its A350 flights between Amsterdam and the Dutch Caribbean island of Curacao, from November 3 this 12 months.

The kid-free part of the plane will include 102 seats, together with 93 normal seats and an extra 9 ‘XL’ with additional legroom, that can be cordoned off ‘via partitions and curtains,’ Corendon mentioned. 

The airline has argued the ‘Solely Grownup’ zone will ‘create a shielded surroundings’ for passengers ‘that contributes to a relaxed and relaxed flight’.

The ‘Solely Grownup’ space can be obtainable on Corendon’s A350 flights between Amsterdam and the Dutch Caribbean island of Curacao, launching from November 3 this 12 months

The Turkish service mentioned the adult-only zones will provide travellers the chance to take pleasure in a ‘calm and relaxed flight’

A seat reservation within the grownup zone is for over-16s and prices 45 euros (£38/$48) in the usual space and 100 euros (£85/$107) within the XL zone.

The Turkish service defined: ‘This zone within the plane is meant for passengers travelling with out youngsters and for enterprise travellers who need to work in a quiet surroundings. 

‘On the identical time, the introduction of the Solely Grownup zone additionally has a constructive impact for fogeys with youngsters. 

‘They do not have to fret as a lot about potential reactions from fellow passengers if their little one is a bit busier or cries.’

Atilay Uslu, founding father of Corendon, mentioned: ‘On board our flights, we at all times try to answer the completely different wants of our clients. 

‘We’re additionally the primary Dutch airline to introduce the Solely Grownup zone, as a result of we cater to travellers on the lookout for some additional peace of thoughts throughout their flight. 

‘We additionally imagine this will have a constructive impact on dad and mom travelling with young children. They will benefit from the flight with out worrying if their youngsters make extra noise.’

Airline Corendon is launching a zone (above) the place youngsters are banned

Twitter customers mentioned they might be prepared to pay extra to have peace and quiet whereas flying

Social media customers mentioned grownup solely flights should not be a problem contemplating different child-free areas

Twitter customers questioned the extent to which it is potential to create a child-free zone

Flyers had been fast to offer their verdicts on Corendon’s plans, as some vacationers mentioned they might be prepared to pay additional for an adults-only flight. 

‘I might truthfully pay additional to be on adult-only flights,’ Twitter consumer Sullysweg mentioned. 

One other consumer mentioned the concept is sensible contemplating the world now has grownup solely, resort, events and weddings. 

‘They’ve grownup solely resorts, events, weddings so flights should not be a problem,’ MsDecember mentioned.  

In the meantime, others took to social media to query the extent it might be potential to really have a quiet part on a flight. 

‘There cannot be a “part on the airplane. One screaming child could be heard anyplace on that airplane,’ Bentleyboo2023 mentioned.  

Corendon is not the primary airline to assist passengers eager to maintain their distance from kids.

Scoot, a low-cost subsidiary of Singapore Airlines that launched in 2012, gives the choice for passengers to take a seat in a ‘ScootinSilence’ seat in the direction of the entrance of the airplane, the place under-12s are banned.

And Japan Airlines has a characteristic on its reserving system that signifies which seats on the airplane can be occupied by infants as much as the age of two.