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Japan Airlines seat map shows where there might be a screaming child
Japan Airlines has released a new online seat booking feature which warns passengers where young toddlers will be sat on a flight.
Although a youngster under two won’t be allocated a seat, a ‘child’ icon appears on the seating plan when a passenger is travelling with children aged under two years.
JAL says it ‘lets other passengers know a child may be sitting there,’ although it says it will only show up for bookings made through direct channels.
Also it will not show if there is a last minute change of aircraft type.
The new feature has divided the opinion of air travellers.
Rahat Ahmed tweeted his praise of the new function.
"I had three screaming babies next to me on my [New York to Doha] flight two weeks ago."
"This really ought to be mandatory across the board."
Twitter user G Sundar was on the other side of the argument, saying it was unnecessary, while other advised to simply get noise cancelling headphones.
"They are babies, as we all once were. We need to learn tolerance or will soon start needing a map of seat locations for mouth breathers, droolers, farters, drunks, and perhaps a lot more things in life," Sunder wrote.
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