Is this the funniest complaint letter ever sent?
An amusing and sarcastic complaint letter to a Caribbean airline is making headlines this week after being spotted by Sir Richard Branson.
The open letter, by Arthur Hicks to LIAT (Leeward Islands Air Transport) caught the attention of the international media after being blogged by the Virgin founder.
Here’s what the letter said:
Dear LIAT
May I say how considerate it is of you to enable your passengers such an in-depth and thorough tour of the Caribbean.
Most other airlines I have travelled on would simply wish to take me from point A to B in rather a hurry.
I was intrigued that we were allowed to stop at not a lowly one or two but a magnificent six airports yesterday.
And who wants to fly on the same airplane the entire time? We got to change and refuel every step of the way!
I particularly enjoyed sampling the security scanners at each and every airport. I find it preposterous that people imagine them all to be the same.
And as for being patted down by a variety of islanders, well, I feel as if I’ve been hugged by most of the Caribbean already.
I also found it unique that this was all done on ‘island time’, because I do like to have time to absorb the atmosphere of the various departure lounges.
As for our arrival, well, who wants to have to take a ferry at the end of all that flying anyway?
I’m glad the boat was long gone by the time we arrived into Tortola last night — and that all those noisy bars and restaurants were closed.
So thank you, LIAT. I now truly understand why you are ‘The Caribbean Airline’.
P.S. Keep the bag. I never liked it anyway.
Bev
Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.
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