How to fly with kids without losing your mind

Christopher Elliott
5 min readDec 15, 2019

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If you’re headed somewhere for the holidays, maybe you’re wondering how to fly with kids — without losing your mind. You’re not alone.

In survey after survey, airline passengers say kids — especially the misbehaving, seat-kicking kind — are their top annoyance. There’s also no love lost between parents and airlines. Family travelers gave the airline industry a C+ in a recent NYU study.

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Christopher Elliott

Award-winning author, journalist and consumer advocate. Read me in USA Today, the Washington Post and via King Features. Email me at chris@elliott.org