Letter to ThomsonFly

Dear Thomson Fly,


I understand that times are probably tough right now in the travel industry. Indeed, times are tough all over, but through some diligent saving I have put together enough funds to book a holiday with Thomsons.


And I see that you want to charge for some "extras" - like a family sitting together. This must have seemed a jolly wheeze to someone in head office who has never flown with kids, but I would like you to know that I find this charge utterly offensive.


However, since you appear to believe that a family sitting together is a luxury that should be paid for as an "extra", I have decided that I am not going to pay. There are some things you need to know:


I shall not be responsible for the behaviour of my children on the aircraft
How can I possibly regulate the behaviour of my children on the aircraft if you have ordained that I cannot sit with them? So, if they shout, scream, cry, kick the chair in front or run, screaming and yelling around the plane, that's your fault. If you didn't want that, you should have made damned sure we sat together where I could control them.


You are totally responsible for the safety of my children
You have decided that I don't need to sit beside my kids, so I cannot be responsible for their safety.


So if those little masks drop down, I want you to make utterly sure that they get their mask fitted.


If they need to put their lifejacket on, you need to make sure that happens.


And since we have all heard stories of bad people abusing children, I demand that you watch out for their safety. if someone should touch them, or even look at them in an inappropriate manner, I want to make sure your staff will be as attentive to the issue as I would have been. Failure on your part to do this will result in at very least a prosecution for criminal negligence, or indeed you may be tried as accessories to the crime - after all, it is your policy to split up families.


Once again, I think that this charge is ludicrous and offensive.  I hope that you realise the folly of imposing it and remove it as soon as possible.


Yours sincerely,


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