(Photo: Etihad Airways)
Ever
been on a long flight with a screaming baby? Etihad Airlines, the
national carrier of the United Arab Emirates, is working on a solution:
Etihad Airways is introducing 300 nannies to assist families and help children behave during long-haul flights.
Acting as an extra pair of hands for put-upon
parents, it is hoped the nannies will keep little ones amused while on
board a plane.
Tricks up the
orange-aproned nannies’ sleeves include face painting, puppets, magic
tricks and origami. According to the airline, the nannies can help with
entertaining children and settling them before bed, but will not be able
to take children to the bathroom or off their parents’ hands entirely.
For older children there are quizzes and tours of the galley.
Etihad
expects to have 500 nannies, approved by Norland, a childcare training
college in the UK, bringing order to the skies by the end of the year.
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