![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/plane-passengers-baffled-as-entitled-dad-asks-pilot-to-fly-around-a-bit-to-calm-son/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/0_Boy-playing-with-toy-plane-in-airplane.jpg&description=A dad left plane passengers baffled when he asked if the pilot could 'fly around a bit' before landing because his 'boisterous' child refused to settle down in his seat Taking children on a flight can be difficult for parents, as they often don't want to sit still for hours on end and it can be a headache trying to get them to settle for important parts of the journey such as take-off and landing. But one dad left plane passengers baffled recently when he suggested that the pilot simply "fly around for a bit longer" before landing so that he could have more time to get his toddler-aged son to sit down. A passenger on the flight said that the dad had two children with him who were both being "a little boisterous" and kept standing up in their seats, and when the time came for everyone to fasten their seatbelts ready for landing, one of his kids refused to sit down. When approached by a flight attendant, the dad refused to take control of the situation and demanded the flight's landing be delayed for "another half an hour" to let his son tire himself out. In a post on Reddit, the gobsmacked passenger recalled: "A couple of days ago, I was flying from the UK to Central Europe. There was a dad a few rows ahead of me who sat in the aisle seat with his two toddler-aged kids (I'd guess between 18 months and two years old) taking the middle and window seats. The kids were a little boisterous, standing on seats and generally being a bit loud, but it was a relatively short flight and I had headphones, so whatever. "As we're preparing to land (as in, we'll be on the ground within five to 10 minutes) the flight attendant notices that one of the toddlers is still standing on the chair. She approached the dad and asked him to sit the child down and fasten his seat belt. The dad refuses and says he's tried but his son doesn't want to. The fight assistant spends the next few minutes explaining exactly why his child needs to be sat down with the dad refusing. "The attendant was clea){kind=link}
A dad left plane passengers baffled when he asked if the pilot could ‘fly around a bit’ before landing because his ‘boisterous’ child refused to settle down in his seat
Taking children on a flight can be difficult for parents, as they often don’t want to sit still for hours on end and it can be a headache trying to get them to settle for important parts of the journey such as take-off and landing. But one dad left plane passengers baffled recently when he suggested that the pilot simply “fly around for a bit longer” before landing so that he could have more time to get his toddler-aged son to sit down.
A passenger on the flight said that the dad had two children with him who were both being “a little boisterous” and kept standing up in their seats, and when the time came for everyone to fasten their seatbelts ready for landing, one of his kids refused to sit down. When approached by a flight attendant, the dad refused to take control of the situation and demanded the flight’s landing be delayed for “another half an hour” to let his son tire himself out.
In a post on Reddit, the gobsmacked passenger recalled: “A couple of days ago, I was flying from the UK to Central Europe. There was a dad a few rows ahead of me who sat in the aisle seat with his two toddler-aged kids (I’d guess between 18 months and two years old) taking the middle and window seats. The kids were a little boisterous, standing on seats and generally being a bit loud, but it was a relatively short flight and I had headphones, so whatever.
“As we’re preparing to land (as in, we’ll be on the ground within five to 10 minutes) the flight attendant notices that one of the toddlers is still standing on the chair. She approached the dad and asked him to sit the child down and fasten his seat belt. The dad refuses and says he’s tried but his son doesn’t want to. The fight assistant spends the next few minutes explaining exactly why his child needs to be sat down with the dad refusing.