Question of the Week: Car Seats for Airplanes?

Editorial Staff

Thursday, December 27, 2012 at 12:00 AM ET

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Key Takeaways:

A recent aircraft crash in Nunavut, where a baby was the sole fatality, has intensified the debate about making approved infant seats mandatory on airplanes.
The article features an active poll, asking readers to provide their opinion on whether children should be required to use car seats in airplanes.
It also references the results of a previous "Question of the Week" and provides instructions for submitting new poll topic suggestions.

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The only death in the crash of an aircraft in the Canadian territory of Nunavut last week was a baby. Should it be mandatory that young children fly in approved seats?

Should children be in car seats in airplanes?
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