With less space to roam and more room for havoc, airlines have an especially difficult job keeping children amused. Virgin Atlantic offers backpacks with sunglasses, baseball caps, toys and books, not to mention pop music and the antics of Wallace and Gromit on the kids-oriented audio and video channels. United Airlines serves McDonald's meals. Swissair provides Lego airplanes and stuffed toys. British Airways hands out comic books and travel wallets.
Emirates gives smaller-sized headsets.
Kids flying solo get royal treatment from Cathay, Singapore Airlines, Virgin, BA, Qantas and many others.