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 ADULT-ONLY AREAS ON PLANES

HANNAH BRANDLER

Corendon Airlines is set to trial adult-only zones on its flights between Amsterdam and Curaçao, in the Caribbean, from November 3.

The carrier's ‘Only Adult’ zone will be available to passengers aged 16 and above, with a total of 102 seats at the front of an A350-900.

The child-free zone will be separated by walls and curtains, with seat reservations starting at €45 one-way.

Singapore Airlines’ subsidiary, Scoot, already has a similar offer in place, with its ‘Scoot-in- Silence’ cabins available for passengers aged 12 and above.

What are readers’ thoughts on such initiatives?

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