I never before joined the airline whinge thing but then I never before had anything to complain about.
Yesterday my 2 grandkids 16 and 11 were flying home unacompanied with Jetstar. No probs the 16 yo can do this with her eyes shut. The day before, realising that they cannot carry drinks on board at Denpasar and that the credit card only rule is impossible for a minor to comply with, I rang Jetstar and explained my position and the very polite operator checked with her supervisor and told me that she understood my problem and they would be able to pay cash on this occasion. I asked her if this was definite in fact "set in stone" and she said yes it was and just to get them to explain this to the flight attendant
My granddaughter asked politely, was refused, explained politely again and was refused in a very offhand manner. A very nice lady bought them a water each and refused to let them pay her back. Thankyou nice lady!!!
Now, I have always told my kids and grandees that the air is dry on a plane and they should drink water so in my opinion quite apart from being idiotic it is a health issue. I mean for God's sake if you can't take cash give them a bloomin water.
If they are happy to take bookings for solo minors, not a cheap sale fare either, then surely 2 waters should not make too big a dent in their profits???
Whinge over.