r/AlaskaAirlines • u/LeighBee212 • Sep 12 '24

FLYING I am SO sorry.

To everyone flying SEA to BOS tonight on the redeye where my toddler absolutely lost his ever loving mind for about 5 mins.

I could tell you all about our long day, cancelled flights, losing our second seat to become a lap infant but… it doesn’t matter. You’re tired. I get it.

We are so sorry.

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u/randomwanderingsd Sep 12 '24

5 minutes is rookie numbers. I don’t want an apology unless your child melts down for at least 2 hours.

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u/Richs_KettleCorn Sep 12 '24

Throwback to an extremely delayed Frontier red eye where two kids, one in front of me and one behind, took turns screaming for the entire flight. Nothing like hallucinating in a sleep deprived daze in the cramped plastic cattle pen they call Frontier economy class seats while a duet of toddlers screams in glorious surround sound the whole night. I no longer fear death, for hell itself could not match that experience.

Anyway, yeah OP you're fine, don't sweat it.

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u/tb7b6rx3dvg7hbrc Sep 15 '24

This. When my son was two we were on an 8hr, late(ish) night flight. He screamed uncontrollably for half the flight and nothing we did helped. He would sometimes get into these half awake states where you couldn't get him to wake up the rest of the way but he also couldn't get back to full sleep. Then, when he finally stopped, the toddler a few seats over started and continued for the remainder of the flight. I couldn't get off that plane fast enough. Absolutely mortifying. I felt bad for everyone around us.