Flight Manners or Unnecessary Apology? Delhi Parents’ Gesture for Baby’s First Journey Goes Viral
Flight Manners or Unnecessary Apology? Delhi Parents’ Gesture for Baby’s First Journey Goes Viral
A couple from Delhi, journeying to Bengaluru with their baby son, prepared small gift ‘packets’ to share with fellow travelers. These goodie bags included chocolates and earplugs, topped with a charming note. The father on Reddit shared that it was his son’s inaugural flight, and he was unsure of how his son would act during the journey.
“My baby took his first flight and I wasn’t sure how he would react. So we made small comfort packets for the people seated nearby our seats. It included chocolates and earplugs. What do you think about it?” says the caption of his post.
He also posted images of the “comfort packets,” where the note can be seen as well.
“Hello, kind stranger! My name is Jeremiah, and today is my first-ever flight! Since I’m only 6 months old, I might get a little cranky – My ears might pop, my tummy might feel funny, and I may express my feelings very loudly and dramatically (I’m told that’s called crying). As a small sorry for any in-flight drama, please enjoy these earplugs and chocolates to make your trip to Bangalore sweeter. Thank you for your patience, and promise to work on my travel manners on my next trip! With love (and maybe a few wails), Jeremiah,” says the note attached.
The Reddit user shared that while some individuals appeared unaffected by the gesture, the pilot and flight attendants responded favorably.
“We got some hate stares here and there, the guy sitting right next to us didn’t even bother to read the note and was irritated the moment he saw us. Some of the folks behind just left the packets untouched. We collected some of those so as to not waste and pollute. But other than that we could hear some of the ladies saying how cute it is. The flight crew was very impressed with our gesture and asked us if they could give us something. When we agreed they gave 2 small jim jam packets and clicked photos with us. Even the pilot came out and gave us a card with a message about always flying high,” he adds in the post.
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“That’s really thoughtful and sweet. You are a nice human being and I am sending love/hugs for your baby,” wrote one user. “I would put all my energy and efforts into making that baby smile if it cries during the flight if I were a co-passenger if I received such a kind note. ‘Heartwarming’ was the opinion of another user.
“Though I appreciate how thoughtful you are, I feel this is unnecessary. Babies are gonna cry. People need to be understanding. We can’t expect a barely 6-month-old to not cry. It’s a public space after all. Fly private if you don’t want certain people (kids) around you. I won’t be ever apologizing for it,” said another user.
