Apprentice "Celebrity" Thinks Business Class is ONLY for Adults

Lottie Lion from the British version of BBC's The Apprentice has some profound feelings about her flight being interrupted from London to Paris by what she called "a bratty six year old." Her declaration has been divisive, but she did add that the parents were sitting in the front row. 

I know from personal experience that sitting next to wailing children whose parents have slunk off to another part of the plane and are whooping it up, drinking cocktails, and watching television is annoying and inappropriate. Or the ones who act like they don't even know their child is in distress need to be whole arm slapped. I have also comforted a child who was afraid and had a flight attendant tell a parent they needed to come and we will exchange seats. Most of the time, the parent is also anxious, but sometimes they seem to think it is their time off. Once, a mother scowled at me for summoning her. The kid was crying so hard there was snot everywhere, and not to be shallow, but I had just bought my outfit, and I had a girlfriend picking me up from LGA. I was not about to arrive in child fluids smelling like saliva, milk, and distress. The father and I were stuck together from Seattle to New York, and he kept glaring at me like I was the one who ruined his flight. Because I felt extra petty in my aisle seat, I waited until the entire plane was debarked before getting up, stretching elaborately, and strolling off the plane.

But a few things about this gripe are stupid. For one, business class is not all that big, and she could have said something to the flight attendant at any time. Secondly, there are only so many seats available. Business Class is just an extra section on a plane, and should the peasants in Economy be stuck with the kid? First Class? Of course, the parents should have, but usually, there are two seats per row, maybe three if the plane is large. Lastly, the flight from London to Paris is an hour. I know because I have flown it, and you are barely in the air. No different than Los Angeles to San Francisco. It just sounds more glamorous. She never says what the kid is doing. Was it trying to chat? Was it crying? Was it kicking seats? 

The fact is, some people don't like kids, and that is fair enough. It isn't against the law. But you can't designate public spaces to be child-free. If a private plane flight isn't an option, buy the second seat; that way, you can control who sits there. 

She was asked where the kid should have been, and she said in cargo or with the bags or whatever. She comes off with a fraction of a point and loses her footing when she makes the last remark. Lottie is thirsty, so I know she is enjoying the attention. She probably thinks this makes her sound bitchy and fabulous. But for me, she wanted to complain more than she wanted to fix the issue.