Infant locations on QF through JL MMB

[elanshin]

I know this is a thing on JL's own flights where they have a small baby indicator for where the infants are. I just never realised they showed this for their partner flights on the same itinerary.

I'm not sure if I can get just a pure QF booking to show up in JL MMB, but I had a JL leg in this itinerary (QF codeshare) and decided to take a look at the other flights.

Now I'll know where not to place myself. On early seat selection.

 

[elanshin]

Baby indicator accurate. There is indeed a baby on this QF flight where JL indicated there would be.

 

[Mattg]

What a neat feature.

I just tried entering a few of my upcoming Qantas bookings into the JAL website, but they didn't come up. It seems this only works if there is at least one JL flight on the itinerary. (I tried searching using both the QF PNR and eTicket number.)

You can also view seat maps on dummy bookings though.

 

[laikanuj]

Just get a good set of noise cancelling headphones and you will never hear noisy passengers

 

[Snowant]

JAL astonished me with their amazing service when I flew them (CBR-SYD-NRT-YVR) fairly often, but this is next-level. And being able to use it for other flights too, next-level again. I do remember when on JAL, if a baby started up, a hostie would appear and take the baby for a walk. It was always returned fast asleep...

I love JAL.

 

[quaternion]

Just get a good set of noise cancelling headphones and you will never hear noisy passengers

Noice cancelling does not block out baby cries, or 2yo shreeks!

 

[sudoer]

QF26 17 March doesn't seem to have a single infant in J - or anywhere on the entire plane.

 

[madrooster]

Baby indicator accurate. There is indeed a baby on this QF flight where JL indicated there would be.

Note that this feature only works on non-JL flights where JL has visibility of all of the other INF bookings, which the majority of the time, is not the case. You can very well have an INF that won't show on the seat map because JL has no visibility of the PNR that the INF is booked on.

 

[clifford]

Infants (under two) are one thing, but in my (humble) experience it's the twos who may cause the biggest disruptions to one's sanity.

Ask me how I know.

 

[Beano]

Infants (under two) are one thing, but in my (humble) experience it's the twos who may cause the biggest disruptions to one's sanity.

Ask me how I know.

I agree. I can handle crying babies, ask my wife, but 2+ year old can be extremely annoying.

 

[The Flying Brick]

QF26 17 March doesn't seem to have a single infant in J - or anywhere on the entire plane.

View attachment 370784

But is there any single person left in Australia who believes what Qantas tells the GDS, or us?

 

[elanshin]

Just get a good set of noise cancelling headphones and you will never hear noisy passengers

Ok for the most part I agree it cancels thr infant noise, but if the baby has the right pitch it can still be heard through ANC even with good ones.

But is there any single person left in Australia who believes what Qantas tells the GDS, or us?

I confirmed it was dead on a few days ago. I can reaffirm with my next leg in a couple of days.

Of course, QF can make mistakes loading, but this was indeed correct so far for me.

 

[Beano]

A seat at the front can mean bassinets so you may need to sit further back.

 

[Jean Prouvaire]

I do remember when on JAL, if a baby started up, a hostie would appear and take the baby for a walk. It was always returned fast asleep...

Anaesthetic in the galley?

 

[Snowant]

Anaesthetic in the galley?

Yep. I suspect they used an anti-histamine like the US benadryl. Or something.

 

[Snowant]

I remember when I got an upgrade to business on QF from LAX, I was on the window at the front left. A woman had a baby over on the far side, near the rear. The baby screamed for the *entire flight*. Non-stop.

I figure people go in business to sleep. No one slept. I felt sorry for the poor buggers who'd paid for their seats. I always take earplugs, but you could still hear it, it kept waking me up.

 

[malwcal]

Having flown as a parent with young children on many occasions I am all for this and think more airlines should publish this information. To keep the grumpy adults away from the kids.

There is only one more thing more stressful than trying to deal with a crying baby or an overtired toddler, and that is putting up with all the looks/angst/comments etc from adults who should know better.

 

[p--and--t]

A new offering please, every second flight is kid free - I'd change my schedule and pay extra for that