“If you have a ten-year old child flying alone, and can afford first class, wouldn’t you want your child to be up front with more attention to his/her comfort and needs than squashed in economy?”
On my flight to Israel, I ended up next to a Frum 11 year old girl who was flying by herself for the first time. I think she was really lucky that she ended up next to a nice Frum girl like me who was willing to look out for her and shmooze with her.
And she wasn’t squashed at all since there was an empty seat between us – well at least there was until she invited the new friend she made on the plane to sit there (something else that would have been less likely to happen on economy).
I don’t think it’s so bad for a child to travel economy – why should they get spoiled at such a young age?