Japanese airlines help passengers avoid screaming babies

Japanese airlines have won praise for warning passengers about where babies will be on the flight.

Japan Airlines has released a tool so passengers can avoid crying babies. Source: Getty

Fed up with finding yourself next to a screaming child on a long-haul flight? On some Japanese airlines a seat map will warn you where potentially bawling babies are sitting.

The facility, offered as part of Japan Airlines' "Smile Support" travel service for those with infants, is not new, but lit up the internet after a Twitter user praised it.'

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