For a 7 month old, there is only discomfort on a trip like this. He doesn’t even know what the world is yet, or what travel is. Putting him on a plane for 14 hours each way with a global measles outbreak happening is irresponsible parenting at its peak, in my opinion.

Frankly, I think he’s more important than my wife’s need to feel social and fancy. That itch can be scratched in other ways that don’t involve putting him at serious risk.