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What an offensive, ludicrous
situation we have now found ourselves in when it comes to air travel. It was
bad enough when, following the terrorist attacks of 2001, we had to give up
real knives to eat with, lighters in our pockets and even knitting needles.
Now, as a woman, I face the chance of being forced to sit next to a child
because I am a woman and the only available seat on a flight may be next to
me. There is a simple solution to this
alleged problem. The airlines should not accept unaccompanied children on
their flights. Doing so places children in a situation where there is the
potential for harm. The airlines are driven by money,
not child safety. They sell an unaccompanied child's ticket at the full adult
price for domestic travel and at the full adult price plus an unaccompanied
child's fee for international travel. Why miss out on revenue when you can
put children's safety at risk and offend men at the same time?
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