Etihad announced today that they’ve launched a ”flying nannies” program, whereby select cabin crew members have gone through training to become in-flight nannies. So far 300 cabin crew have completed the training for the role, while 500 will have completed the training by the end of 2013.
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They might not be "nannies" in the true sense of the word, but this is a nice counter balance after two airlines recently introduced child-free cabins.
Gulf Air had flying nannies when James Hogan (current Etihad CEO) was their CEO. Must be an idea he likes.
Do NZ still have story time? All mention is gone from their website and there was no mention of it a month ago on PER - AKL and AKL - LAX flights...
@Thrifty Tourist - I am personally THRILLED with the idea of child-free cabins. The single greatest contributing factor to my unhappiness aboard an aircraft is the presence of screaming human beings in my vicinity. I understand that crying babies are a part of life, but it would seem to me that it makes sense to group the crying babies together, rather than to distribute them so evenly throughout the cabin that the ceaseless sound of dying rabbits pervades every cubic inch of the aircraft. But hey, what do I know?
@thriftytourist:
What do you do about the grown adults that act like kids? Is that a part of life? It's not but being a child is. Next time when my son and I are on an airplane we will recognize you as the arrogant, egocentric person screaming at the flight attendant because you didn't get your warm towel. Man, what rubbish!
@Amit - Haha! Thanks for the laugh. And thanks for repeating what I already stated - that crying babies are a part of life. The only thing that might have made your post better is if it actually contained some semblance of logic, as opposed to the baseless personal attack that you opted to go with. But hey, what do I know? 😉
This is a great example of an airline understanding that families want (and have the right) to travel. The one thing I hear over and over again from families when talking to me about traveling is the fear of flying and the dirty looks they get when they board the plane. How wonderful that an airline recognizes this and will make it a little easier.