On 29 Nov 2005 14:48:38 -0800, "george" wrote in
.com::

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/st...ectid=10357510

"Airlines are temporary guardians of unaccompanied minors so we
have preferred seating for them."

Ms Paul said Air New Zealand tried to seat children near a crew
area so crew could keep an eye on them and, when possible,
children were seated next to an empty seat.

"Sometimes this isn't possible, so the preference is to seat a
female passenger next door to an unaccompanied minor."

When the Herald asked her if the airline considered male
passengers to be dangerous to children, Ms Paul replied: "That's
not what I said."


Perhaps the Air New Zealand policy concerning male passengers was an
attempt to shield ANZ from accusations of discrimination against
Catholic priests. :-)