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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Travel
Joanna Whitehead

Flight attendants call for ban on babies on laps after recent severe turbulence episodes

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Flight attendants have renewed calls to ban babies from sitting on adults’ laps during flights after several recent incidents of severe turbulence.

The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA-CWA) union, which represents more than 50,000 flight attendants across 20 airlines, has called on legislators to require all passengers to have their own seats on a flight, regardless of age, for safety reasons.

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