Flights are already stressful enough as it is, without any troublesome passengers. After rushing to the airport, going through the often incredibly long and strict security checks, waiting around for boarding, and squeezing yourself into a seat - a crying baby is the last thing you want to have to deal with.

You can imagine that many parents know this going on a plane with their child, and have to put up with a screaming baby as well as the angry glares. One mother knew this when she boarded a ten-hour flight from Seoul, South Korea to San Francisco, so she went the extra mile to show her fellow passengers that she was on their side.

She handed out goodie bags to the 200 other passengers, which included candy, ear plugs, and a note written from the point of view of her baby. The message read:

"Hello, I'm Junwoo and I'm four months old. Today, I am going to the US with my mom and grandmom to see my aunt.

"I'm a little bit nervous and scary because it's my first flight in my life, which means that I may cry or make too much noise. I will try to go quietly, though I can't make any promises. Please excuse me.

"So my mom prepared a little goodie bag for you! It has some candies and earplugs. Please use it when it's too noisy because of me. Enjoy your trip. Thank you."

One of the 200 passengers on board the flight, Dave Corona, shared photos of his goodie bag onto Facebook, along with a description of his experience on the plane.

"On a ten-hour flight from Seoul Korea to San Francisco, a mother handed out more than 200 goodie bags filled with candy and ear plugs, in case her four-month-old child cried during the flight," he wrote. "A very touching gesture by the mother but as you know when you have kids expect the unexpected. Not a peep out of the kid."

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Once the story went viral, there were a wide range of reactions to the mother's idea:

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After all that, it seems that Junwoo didn't end cry at all - but I'm sure the gesture still put everyone at ease on the flight, knowing that she was as unhappy about the situation as anyone else.

A mother who witnessed a disgruntled man who was "annoyed by [their] very presence" on board a cross country flight has written an impassioned open letter on the subject, in the hopes of encouraging people to think about the bigger picture before making others feel uncomfortable and embarrassed.

The mom shared a lengthy open letter with the page Momstrosity on Facebook, breaking down what had happened and how relieved she felt when a kindly flight attendant helped to rectify the situation. Here's what she wrote;

"To the Gentleman on Flight 1451,

"I first noticed you when you sighed loudly as you laid eyes on me and my toddler boarding the plane.

"In a momentary lapse of judgement, we sat behind you. It was the nearest set of seats, and I couldn’t wait to put my child and our heavy bags down.

"From the over dramatic huffs and puffs you let out as we buckled in, it was clear that you were annoyed by our very presence.

"At this point, my little girl was laughing and playing, obviously too loud for your liking.

"I wondered if you had a bad day, or if this grouchy temperament was your normal behavior.

"I wondered if your wife was embarrassed as she quietly nodded at your frustrations.

"I wondered if you had children of your own.

"I wondered a lot about you. Did you wonder about us?

"Did you wonder about this mom and little girl who were flying alone? We were so excited to go on an adventure, but I was also very nervous.

"This was the first time that I had ever flown with a child, and I was making half of the trip without my husband.

"For weeks, I researched tips for flying with kids. I packed toys and games and books and downloaded movies.

"I dosed up my child with Benadryl, to make sure any leftover traces of sinus infection didn’t make her ears hurt and to help her rest, but it didn’t work. She only slept 20 minutes on a cross country flight.

"I did everything in my power to keep her calm and quiet. I shushed her, and made sure her little feet didn’t kick your seat.

"As we took off, her tears started. The kicking and the screaming tantrums came on fast.

"She had been up since early morning. She hadn’t eaten much because she didn’t want airport food.

"She was recovering from the tail end of a sinus infection, and I wondered if the pressure from the altitude hurt her ears.

"She was exhausted and fussy.

"You did not let up with your mutters of annoyance and looks over your shoulder. You even shoved the back of the sear towards us.

"I apologized to everyone around me. I almost started crying myself.

"I was feeling shame and guilt for not being able to control my own child."

This is when a flight attendant's simple actions helped the mom out, and a few kind words helped sooth both mother and daughter

"I was at the end of my rope, but then, an angel to the rescue- the flight attendant came by and gave my daughter a cup and straw to play with.

"And just like that, the screams stopped and my baby was suddenly content.

"The kind attendant told us, “It’s ok! Flying is tough on everyone, and you are both doing great!”

"Somehow, her kindness calmed my baby.

"Somehow, her simple words made me feel better.

"She was right. We were doing great! We were doing our best, and that’s as great as it gets.

"The problem wasn’t with us, it was with you.

"What you need to know, is that while children can be terribly inconvenient now, they will run the world when you are old and grey.

"Kids can be annoying and downright obnoxious, but they are also innovative and brilliant.

"These kids might one day discover the cure for the type of cancer that runs in your family.

"They can be selfish and loud, but they can also be precious and loving.

"They might grow up to build systems and make laws that benefit us all.

"They may grow up to serve others in a way that makes us wish we could go in time back and do it all over again.

"They are the future.

"They are gifts to their family, to their community, and to the world.

"We will need them one day, and they need us now.

"They need a kind word. They need the novelty of a plastic cup and conversation from a new friend.

"They need someone to look square in their mama’s nervous eyes and tell them that they are doing great, and that everything is going to be ok.

"If you can’t muster up a smile and a hello, then simple silence will do just fine.

"I get it, kids can be a nuisance, but next time you are forced to be near one, I hope that you will be more like the flight attendant. I hope that instead of frustration and annoyance, you feel hope and goodness.

"This world certainly has enough negativity without us adding to it, and just maybe the kindness you give out today, will be returned to you in the future."

An important takeaway message from the letter is to bear in mind the consequences that even seemingly innocuous actions can have, and that one simple act of kindness and solidarity can help turn a situation on its head for the better.

A woman has revealed her disgust after a mother changed her baby's diaper while sitting right next to her on a flight.

Flying can be stressful at the best of times, from turbulence to lack of legroom, or the thing that most people dread - being stuck next to a screaming baby or having a child kicking the back of your seat for hours on end with no escape.

These things have bothered some passengers enough to call for child-free flights - and some airlines have already started to introduce adults-only zones on their planes to ensure those that want to pay a little extra can travel in peace.

One woman has taken to Reddit to explain her horror after a mother decided to change her child's diaper multiple while sitting right near to her.

The anonymous user wrote: "I went on vacation last week and the flight back home was awful. The woman in the seat behind me had a very young child, probably 1-2yrs old.

"He kept getting all worked up at various points, yelling incoherent toddler babble, kicking the back of my seat, sticking his feet up on my arm rest, and S**TTING his pants regularly.

"Mom changed his diaper THREE times, IN the seat. Didn't bother taking him to the bathroom even though she was one row up from the very back of the plane, right near it. It stunk like hell."

The woman revealed that she found the children on the plane more disruptive than a dog that was also travelling, writing: "This was a 4 hour night flight (10pm-2am). There was also a baby in another seat piping up screaming on occasion.

"Ffs, one lady even had a puppy on the plane and he made zero fuss. Perfect little angel. Maybe he had had a sedative, idk.

"But these parents should either sedate their damn kids or just not be allowed to bring them on certain flights. Good lord."

Users quickly flooded the comments to share their thoughts with one writing: "I feel like changing a diaper in a plane is some sort of biohazard?? Also 100% would pay extra for childfree flights though parents would scream DISCRIMINATION and then sneak their kids onto the flight somehow I’m sure because 'everybody loves babies why wouldn’t you love my precious angel who shrieks the whole ten hour flight?!'"

Another shared their experience of flying near to a child, writing: "I was on a twelve hour flight in a middle row of three with a toddler with a cold. Yep, snotty nose, crying, grabby hands and the whole nine yards. The flight was to China, where I was travelling for work as well as taking a week extra for sightseeing. Two days later I was sick as a dog, missed my vacation and couldn’t work the whole time I was there. All because little Snotleigh was next to me and I couldn’t get away."

One commented: "I honestly don’t know why it’s not a thing?? Make it once a week or once a month even and myself and other would happily end eagerly fill up those seats!"

Another wrote: "I'd pay almost double for a childfree flight. I don't blame the kids, I blame the parents," while someone else responded: "Tbh it should be the other way around, parents should be paying double."

Others have previously expressed that they believe it's unfair to discriminate against those with children, who are arguably having the most difficult time trying to keep their little ones calm while being judged by less patient passengers.

Would you pay extra for a child-free flight or is that just unfair to families? Sound off in the comments below.

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Last week, a woman took to Twitter in order to call out Air Canada for their treatment of her as a breastfeeding mother. Stephanie VandenBerg, a physician, claims that she was told she would have to move to the bathroom on an aeroplane if she attempted to breastfeed her baby, sparking outrage across the social media platform.

"Dear @AirCanada: It is never okay to recommend a woman breastfeed her infant in an airplane lavatory," she wrote. "Nor would I like to be referred to your medical line to discuss this further. If you would like to eat your dinner there, by all means, but my infant son will not be joining you."

The tweet has since gone viral, garnering over 2,800 retweets and 15,000 likes.

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VandenBerg had not actually taken a flight, but had called Air Canada in advance in order to make arrangements for flying with her newborn son. During the conversation with an airline representative, she was apparently told that she would be required to move to the bathroom if and when she needed to breastfeed her baby.

Within hours of sending the tweet, the new mother was greeted with a wave of support from other Twitter users who assured her that Air Canada was in the wrong.

"@AirCanada The right to breastfeed in public is protected by the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms," explained one user. "It is also explicitly spelled out in the Human Rights Code of ON and BC. Until you train your employees properly, you are at risk of a lawsuit."

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Eventually, a Twitter representative for Air Canada came forward and said that - contrary to what VandenBerg had been told over the phone - she would be allowed to feed her son in her assigned seat. "Hi Stephanie, we can confirm we support breastfeeding onboard our aircraft and you are welcome to nurse your baby wherever you feel comfortable onboard," they wrote.

However, other social media users weren't impressed with the rebuttal, and said that the airline should put more care into informing all its staff of its policies about breastfeeding.

"Cool cool cool, maybe you can make it crystal clear to your employees, since it seems like many of them don’t know this?" said one person. "Also, support or not, it’s a legally recognized act so....you gotta either way."

"I believe she just confirmed you don't support breastfeeding on board and that she wasn't welcomed to nurse whereever [sic] she wanted. So you might want to retract your statement until you have a) apologised and b) sent an urgent reminder to all of your staff," another concerned person added.

The post also prompted discussions from other parents who had been told to "cover up" or go to the bathroom while trying to feed their children in public.

"That is awful! I'm so sorry that happened to you. At Costco once, I asked if there was somewhere I could sit to nurse my daughter and was pointed to the bathroom," said one mother. "I asked to speak to a manager and he set up us up in their boardroom."

On this occasion, the issue was resolved before it became something bigger, but it still highlights the ignorance surrounding people's rights to breastfeed in public spaces - and that's something that needs to be rectified.

A furious passenger had an irate outburst on a flight after listening to a baby cry for nearly an hour.

The viral incident was captured on board a Southwest Airlines flight to Florida and shared on TikTok with the overlay text that reads: "Stuck in a holding pattern for weather and an SWA passenger loses his mind over a baby."

The footage shows a man - who has not been identified in the clip - using profanities toward flight attendants and fellow passengers, to express his disdain at an infant crying.

"That child has been crying for 40 minutes! I had headphones on, I was sleeping," the upset man yelled to the workers who were attempting to calm him down.

At one point, it seems one member of the flight crew had had enough and said: "You're yelling," to the angry man, to which he exclaims: "So is the baby!"

During his tirade he even screamed "Did that motherf***er pay extra to get on" towards the baby. The person next to him could be seen looking rather embarrassed before putting their head in their hands.

Upon seeing the clip, social media users did not side with the passenger, with many taking to the comments section to criticize his bad behavior.

One user wrote: "How do you think the baby’s parents feel? People need to get a grip, babies are a part of life. We were all babies once."

Another said: "This is so wild to me. I don’t have kids, but crying babies don’t trigger me the same way, so I can’t understand this response."

A third commented: "And…there’s NOTHING funny about this! Disgusting!"

A fourth user on Twitter shared: "If you can't handle the sound of a crying baby or toddler, maybe air travel or being in public isn't for you.

"Personally, I'd be embarrassed by my inability to cope with something so basic that happens all the time. But I just believe that's part of being a functioning adult."

Meanwhile, others were sympathetic to his eruption as one person penned: "Why should the rest of us have to be subjected to [the] c****y behavior of other people's kids? Honestly, if a kid can't behave on a flight, it doesn't belong on it. [Travel] is stressful enough without having to endure that kind of nerve-grating noise."

A second person remarked: "If you can't take care of your child in public then maybe you shouldn't be in public either. People without kids don't need to be subject to bad parenting. Esp when it was clear those parents could've stopped that kid since they shut up mid-rant."

A third user stated: "So lemme get this straight- 100+ people have to change the way THEY feel because one non-paying passenger is going to cry. Nah."

According to Today, a representative for Southwest Airlines responded to the viral video - which has 3.4 million views on Twitter - in a statement that reads:

"We do not have details on this flight to share but commend our flight crew for their professionalism and offer our apologies to the other customers onboard."

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