Would you fly in a kid-free zone on an airplane?

Being stuck beside a screaming baby on an hours-long flight is every traveler's nightmare. Would you want to be seated in a no-kids area of a plane?

Southeast Asian budget airline AirAsia will be offering a "Quiet Zone" on its long haul flights in Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia starting in February.

The first seven rows of the economy section of these flights would be reserved for fliers 12 years of age or older, "because we know that sometimes all you need is some peace and quiet for a more pleasant journey with us," the airline's website says.

There would be no extra charge for seating in the zone.

Those front seven rows are separated from the rest of the economy section by bulkheads and the plane's washrooms.

This unique configuration makes the "Quiet Zone" feasible on AirAsia, or on Malaysia Airlines, where children are not welcome on the upper deck of the airline's Airbus A380-800.

But in North America, designated seats for those 12 and older wouldn't be feasible.

"Logistically, it's a nightmare for an airline to allocate certain seats for certain people. The last time they had to do this was back when there were smoking and non-smoking sections," George Hobica, founder of Airfarewatchdog.com, told NBC News.

In fact, child-free cabins are considered a bit of a joke. In its latest April Fools' Day ad, West Jet "introduced" the Kargo Kids program, which spoofed putting children in the cargo hold of an airplane.



But jokes aside, would you travel in a kid-free zone if you had the option? Do you think such seating could work on North American flights? Let us know what you think.



(This survey is not scientific. Results are based on readers' responses.)