Ihlelwe nguBenet Wilson
Kulabo abahamba nezinsana - ngamathikithi noma njengabantwana bezintambo - izindiza zezindiza zase-US zinemithetho ehlukene yokuphatha kanjani izimpahla zempahla. Kubantwana nezintana ezithengisiwe, bathola imali yokukhokhela imithwalo yempahla (mahhala futhi ikhokhwe) ukuthi abantu abadala abakhokhayo bathola. Kodwa izinqubomgomo zishintsha ngezingane zokugqoka. Ngezansi kukhona izinqubomgomo eziphathekayo ezinhlanu eziphezulu ze-US.
Ama-American Airlines. Izingane ezinamatekisi ezingahlali esihlalweni zivunyelwe ukuba nekhwama eyodwa esikhaleni sokuqala semali esikhwameni ($ 25) somuntu omdala ohamba naye. Isikhwama sesibili singama-$ 35. Abazali bangaphinde bafike esikhwameni sokuphepha esivunyelwe ngepayipi noma bathengise ingane, isithwama sevulethi nesigqoko se-diaper. Abazali abakwazi ukuletha izandiso zebhande ezinganeni ezixhunywe kumzali, izivande, ukubopha noma ezinye izinsiza zokuvimbela ingane ezibeka ingane ethangeni noma esifubeni somuntu omdala. Izingane ezingekho ngaphansi kwesihlalo azizuzi isabelo sempahla, kodwa abazali bangakwazi ukuletha isihlalo sokuphepha esamukelekile, umgudu wokuhamba ngesambulela nesigqoko se-diaper.
I-Delta Air Lines. Phuma izingane ezihamba mahhala ungatholi isabelo sempahla. Esikhundleni salokho, imithwalo yabo ibala ngokunikezwa kwempahla yomzali wabo. Izingane ezihamba ngethikithi lamazwe ngamazwe ezingamaphesenti angu-10 kanye nokuhamba kwabantu abadala zingabiza isikhwama esisodwa esikhethiwe kuze kufike ku-20 lbs, kanye nomunye ohloliwe ohamba ngokugcwele noma osihlalo. Uma ithikithi lingamaphesenti angama-50 noma ngaphezulu kokuhamba komuntu omdala, izingane zithola isabelo sempahla ejwayelekile, ngezindleko ze-$ 25 esikhwameni sokuqala no-$ 35 okwesibini.
I-United Airlines. Izingane zepayipi azinikezwa isabelo sempahla. Izingane ezinamathikithi athengiwe, isamba esikhishwe umthwalo wemali engu-$ 25 esikhwameni sokuqala no-$ 35 okwesibini okusebenzayo. izingane ezinamathikithi athengwe, kuhlanganise nezinsana ezihamba ngamazwe ngamaphesenti angu-10 omuntu omdala. I-airline nayo iyakwamukela izikhwama ze-diaper, amaphampu ezithambile nezihlalo zezingane ezivunyiwe nguhulumeni noma ngabe zihamba mahhala noma zithekisiwe.
I-Southwest Airlines. Lesi sithwali esisekelwe e-Dallas senze umaki othi "Amasaka Fly Free" itshe legumbi lezinsizakalo zalo - kodwa hhayi ngezingane eziphuthumayo. Kodwa nguyedwa othwala kulolu hlu ohlinzeka ngamahhashi asana. Abazali bangaletha isihlalo somntwana esamukelwe nguhulumeni, noma yiluphi uhlobo lomqhubi, amaphampu ezithambile kanye nezikhwama ze-diaper. I-airline nayo inikeza isikhwama somshini wokugibela imoto / isilawuli esikhwameni sokuthenga esikhwameni sokuthenga noma yikuphi ukuthengwa kwamathikithi aseNingizimu Southwest okuyi $ 15.
- JetBlue. Abazali abanomdlavuza bangaletha isikhwama esisodwa se-diaper, isikebhe esisodwa nesihlalo somoto; abawutholi isabelo sempahla esinikezwe abagibeli abakhokhelwayo abahola ngokugcwele. Uma isihlalo sezimoto sihlolwe, inkampani yendiza ngeke ibale njengesikhwama somzali esihloliwe futhi akukhokhokhwa. Kodwa inkampani yendiza iyakhokhisa ama-playpens kanye nezinye izindiza zemibhede. Amapompi webele kanye nezikhwama ze-diaper azikhululekile ekunikezeni izikhwama zesikhwama.