Talking Travel: Why China's Airlines Follow the Annie's Model of Serving Families

In writing the June cover story for our sister publication beijingkids, three of the four fathers I interviewed said that they liked raising children in China because it’s more family-friendly than many other countries. What they specifically mean – and in some cases specifically say – is that people in China are more tolerant of children’s behavior/misbehavior. I considered this during a recent return flight from San Francisco as the child behind me kicked the seat and poked at his video screen.