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India's largest budget carrier, IndiGo, is the first airline to trial a feature that lets female passengers book seats next to other women to avoid sitting shoulder-to-shoulder with a man in a move designed to make flying more comfortable for female passengers, according to a CNBC report.

The airline's booking process is fairly standard except for the seat map which highlights seats occupied by women with the color pink. This information is not visible to male passengers, according to the airline, CNBC reported. IndiGo did not immediately respond to CBS MoneyWatch's request for comment on the new feature.

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[–] myliltoehurts@lemm.ee 172 points 3 months ago (6 children)

I wish this existed but for avoiding having to sit near children.

[–] Alexstarfire@lemmy.world 58 points 3 months ago (5 children)

Unfortunately, kids can't go in the cargo hold. Something about needing air and warmth.

[–] LostXOR@fedia.io 13 points 3 months ago (1 children)

The cargo holds on commercial flights are pressurized and heated. I can't imagine passengers would take kindly to their luggage being subjected to 0.3x atmospheric pressure at -55°C.

[–] bitchkat@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

They put dogs down there.

[–] 3ntranced@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

Just poke some air holes in the overhead cabin, bingo.

[–] WreckingBANG@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 months ago

They could, the cargo hold is pressurized, if you fly with animals like a dog, they go in the cargo hold too. Just dont forget to give them something to eat on long flights

[–] DinosaurSr@programming.dev 21 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

Yeah, sorry about that.

Edit: actually though, I wouldn't mind being seated in something like a "family" section. It really is hard to keep babies and toddlers still and quiet on a plane (or anywhere), and I always feel bad for the people sitting next to us.

[–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 months ago

I recently discovered movie theaters for kids and it's turned it back into a fun experience for me.

[–] Kalysta@lemm.ee 2 points 2 months ago

You’d have to get airlines to treat people like something more than money making sardines before they will give you a family section.

Empty seats in that section they only view as lost money and really don’t care about your experience flying

[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 17 points 3 months ago (1 children)

It doesn't help when airlines split people up for not paying the "don't get split all over the fucking plane" charge.

Then you end up with kids running between parents and standing all over people.

Honestly fuck airlines for making basic things an optional extra. It costs them literally nothing to sit a family all together.

[–] Rozz@lemmy.sdf.org 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Every time I book a flight I get so mad because there are so many little things that are up charges that should be default.

[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 5 points 2 months ago

You mean you want to take bags? And you want to sit down?

You want the bloody moon on a stick, you!

[–] norimee@lemmy.world 16 points 3 months ago

I rather have a toddler continously kick my seat on a long haul flight than dealing with a overly "friendly" and intrusive guy who thinks its his right to bother me for 12 hours because I'm stuck there.

[–] bitchkat@lemmy.world 8 points 3 months ago

Or us fatties.

[–] shadowedcross@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 months ago

Would definitely pay extra for this.