Parents aren't too happy about US electronics ban on flights

"Being stuck on a plane with iPad-less children sounds like collective punishment to me"

The US electronics ban on flights has worried millions of travellers, but one segment is particularly scared about the prospect: parents of young children and infants.

Children are now addicted to using tablets and phones for entertainment. While this may be bad for them, on long nonstop flights, this is something parents willingly give their children to stop them from acting up and throwing tantrums.

To be fair, unruly kids would also affect non-parents since airplane seats aren't exactly soundproof.



With the electronics ban on flights, many parents started freaking out on Twitter.

This parent had the best idea:

https://twitter.com/AbiBb9/status/844149972195069953

There arose a new definition of terrorism

https://twitter.com/EmilyGorcenski/status/844178590682021888

Tablets banned on flights = serious terror threat from small children the world over - jesus https://t.co/G3lws6fHgh

— tim lyddiatt (@tynlyd) March 21, 2017

Won't somebody think of the children?

https://twitter.com/hamadalamari/status/844190217380777984

Those travelling without children are worried too, and with good reason. Eight hours of kids crying? OH NO!

https://twitter.com/christina_ette/status/844292207423184896

And being stuck on a plane with iPad-less children (and Amys!) sounds like collective punishment to me.

— Amy Hodges (@thehodges) March 21, 2017

https://twitter.com/MrRossAndersen/status/844228375904509952

OK, people, children need their iPads, especially, on transatlantic flights. Nobody wants to hear a toddler scream for 8 hours. https://t.co/FIYnJAII6e

— MWR DBM 🇺🇦 (@mwr_dbm) March 21, 2017

BBC did everyone a favour and compiled a list of 'old fashioned' activities that could keep children entertained including colouring, reading books and solving puzzles.

However, this is basically all of us right now

The reaction of parents traveling with small children if the #electronicsban makes it way to domestic flights.. pic.twitter.com/6M3TSSGI8A

— JohnnyJet (@JohnnyJet) March 21, 2017

This story originally appeared on Mashable