flight hits rough air

[maxiesmom]

http://xfinity.comcast.net/video/5-...27919/Comcast/Today_in_Video/?cid=hero_sf_TIV

Sounds like a very scary flight! The next time someone scoffs that it is unnecessary to pay for a child to have a seat, show them this link. Also a good reminder to keep those seat belts fastened at all times!

 

[MaleficentRN]

I've been flying with my kids since the oldest was 3 months old. They always had a seat and, unless I was changing or feeding them, they were strapped in. Now, 14 years later, they know to always wear their seatbelt on an airplane, even if the light is off.
Happenings like this are rare, but I think these people were very lucky their child was not injured as bad as the adults were. And until the FAA passes law that EVERYONE must have a seat, the practice of "lap child" will continue.
I'm not a millionaire, especially when my kids were babies and I only worked part time. But if I couldn't afford a seat for my child to keep them safe while flying, we did not fly.

 

[goofy4tink]

Have to agree. The funny thing is that a few years ago I was on a train, heading to NYC. We were in western Ct when a father, mother and young dd got on and sat behind us. We got to chatting...there was an issue on the train, so passengers started talking to each other. He was in uniform, but wasn't military. I asked him what he did for a living. Turns out he was a pilot, for Continental, heading to Newark to sub for another pilot. So, I asked him what he thought of 'lap babies'. Surprisingly, he said he has no issue with the practice at all. In fact, his wife was a former FA. They had no issue at all with their young dd sitting on a lap when flying. I asked them what about turbulence or sudden drops or 'white air'. Not an issue they said. Just doesn't happen all that often. I was really shocked! I mean, in all reality, it takes just one sudden drop and your baby is out of your grasp and is now a projectile.

People say that laptops can be projectiles too....but while it will hurt if you get hit in the head with a flying laptop, the laptop isn't going to be physically injured, as a baby would be.

 

[JanaDee]

Have to agree. The funny thing is that a few years ago I was on a train, heading to NYC. We were in western Ct when a father, mother and young dd got on and sat behind us. We got to chatting...there was an issue on the train, so passengers started talking to each other. He was in uniform, but wasn't military. I asked him what he did for a living. Turns out he was a pilot, for Continental, heading to Newark to sub for another pilot. So, I asked him what he thought of 'lap babies'. Surprisingly, he said he has no issue with the practice at all. In fact, his wife was a former FA. They had no issue at all with their young dd sitting on a lap when flying. I asked them what about turbulence or sudden drops or 'white air'. Not an issue they said. Just doesn't happen all that often. I was really shocked! I mean, in all reality, it takes just one sudden drop and your baby is out of your grasp and is now a projectile.

People say that laptops can be projectiles too....but while it will hurt if you get hit in the head with a flying laptop, the laptop isn't going to be physically injured, as a baby would be.

It happened again overnight, over Japan. Multiple people hospitalized.

http://www.cnn.com/2014/02/19/travel/cathay-turbulence/index.html?hpt=hp_t3