Calling All Honeymooners: This Airline Has an Adults-Only Zone on Their Flights

If the idea of a quick, quiet honeymoon flight with a zero percent chance of little feet kicking your seat sounds appealing to you and your new spouse, you’ll probably like what one European airline is doing to guarantee this for travelers. Corendon Airlines officially launched its “Only Adult Zone” program at the end of last year, making all seats in their Airbus A350-900 aircrafts’ rows one through 12 bookable only by passengers 16 years and up. According to the European company’s website, this section was designed to enhance the in-flight experience of adults and children—and ensures that just-married jetsetters (or anyone traveling sans kids) can get some rest and relaxation while en route to their destination. “This zone on the plane is intended for travelers traveling without children and for business travelers who want to work in a quiet environment,” a representative from Corendon elaborated in a (translated) press release.

Peace and quiet aren’t the only benefits the airline’s Only Adult Zone, which is available on flights between Amsterdam and Curaçao (the ultimate Caribbean honeymoon spot!), promises. All standard seats in this section come with additional leg room (there are also several XL options available) and are located at the front of part of the plane, which ensures early boarding and a quick trip to your seat (no need to walk through the entire plane with that heavy carry-on that’s bursting at the seams with your honeymoon wardrobe).

Like business- and first-class sections on other airlines, these zones are separated from the rest of the plane with walls and curtains. Because you’re getting a bit more privacy, early access, and increased space, these seats come with an additional, but still reasonable fee, ranging from $50 to $100 depending on the seat type you choose, reports The Hill. 

Though the Turkish-Dutch airline is the only European company using this model at the moment, other carriers in other parts of the world have experimented with it, as well. According to Condé Nast Traveler, Scoot, affiliated with Singapore Airlines, has offered Scoot-in-Silence cabins since 2018; this seating tier, which falls somewhere between economy and business class with regards to price, is reserved for passengers 12 and older. Though time will tell, the precedent for adults-only zones on airplanes has officially been set—which means larger airlines might follow suit in the future.