uA survey conducted on behalf of Newsweek revealed that nearly 60 percent of the 1,500 American adults polled, he said he was very much in favor of a “no children” area on planes and trains and only 14 percent would have said they were uncertain. An idea which, however, is not only popular across the ocean, but is also conquering a large part of European travellers.
By plane, the “no kids” zone arrives
Just listening to the requests of its passengers, the airline Corendon Airlines Turkish owned just announced the introduction of child-free zones on one of its routes. It will be called zone “Only Adults” and will be accessible to passengers over the age of 16, paying a little more. At European level, Corendon is the first carrier to offer this servicebut it is not internationally, where other carriers are already offering it to their customers.
Reserved seats with no nearby children
The Turkish airline is currently introducing adult-only zones on one route onlywhich is the one between Amsterdam And the Caribbean island of Curaçao and will start offering the service starting in November. The area will be located in front and will have 93 seats for under 16s only. It will be separated from the rest of the aircraft by walls and curtains and to reserve one of those seats, i passengers will have to pay a supplement of 45 euros each way.
By plane away from children: a company launches the no kids zone (Getty)
No kids plane: even the parents of the children are more relaxed
The goal of the founder of Corendon is to satisfy those who want to travel who want it in total tranquility, but not only because the idea is to make parents with children travel more relaxed, who can enjoy the flight without worrying if their children make a little noise. Corendon is a corporate strategy rather than an initiative in itself: in fact, the company already offers adults-only hotels in several destinations, including Curaçao, Bodrum and Ibiza.
The other companies already ahead
Corendon it is the first airline in Europe to offer zones for adults only, but it is not the first at an international level where many companies have already equipped themselves with this service for some time. Scoota low-cost carrier from Singapore, offers ScootinSilence cabins accessible only to travelers over the age of 12. AirAsia X it has a Quiet Zone on its you fly long range and TUI, KLM And Transavia they said they are considering excluding children from some parts of their planes and travelers said they were very enthusiastic about the idea.
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