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BUSINESSTRAVELLER.COM/FORUM ADULT-ONLY AREAS ON PLANES HANNAH BRANDLER Corendon Airlines is set to trial adult-only zones on its flights between Amsterdam and Curaçao, in the Caribbean, from November 3. The carrier's ‘Only Adult’ zone will be available to passengers aged 16 and above, with a total of 102 seats at the front of an A350-900. The child-free zone will be separated by walls and curtains, with seat reservations starting at €45 one-way. Singapore Airlines’ subsidiary, Scoot, already has a similar offer in place, with its ‘Scoot-in- Silence’ cabins available for passengers aged 12 and above. What are readers’ thoughts on such initiatives? CWOODWARD I've been seriously bothered only a couple of times in the several decades that I've been flying, and I estimate a couple of thousand flights. My view is that such schemes are unnecessary and possibly, if tested, illegally…