The Turkish-Dutch airline Corendon has become the first airline in Europe to offer a child-free zone on its planes.
The new "Adults Only" zone, reserved for passengers over 16 years of age, will begin on the airline's flights between Amsterdam and the Caribbean island of Curacao from November.
Corendon explained that this zone will be located in the front section of the 432-seat Airbus A350 used on the route, and will consist of 102 seats separated from the rest of the cabin by curtains.
They will charge an additional 45 euros per journey
Passengers who want to reserve a seat in this zone will have to pay an additional 45 euros per journey. There would also be nine seats with additional legroom available to reserve in the zone, which would cost 100 euros.
"On board our flights, we always strive to respond to the different needs of our customers," said Corendon founder Atilay Uslu. "We also believe that this can have a positive effect on parents traveling with young children. They can enjoy the flight without worrying if their children are making too much noise."
Other airlines outside of Europe already do it
Other international airlines already offer child-free zones. In 2013, the Malaysia-based airline AirAsia X launched a "Quiet Zone," which prohibits children under 12 years of age from sitting in the first seven rows.
That same year, Singapore-based Scoot launched "Scoot in Silence," which similarly prohibited those under 12 years of age from entering a section located at the front of economy.
India's IndiGo announced in 2016 that it would designate rows 1-4 and 11-14 as "quiet zones" for passengers over 12 years of age.
