An airline has spoken out after Prince Harry claimed that Meghan bought a first-class ticket from Mexico to the UK for her father. In his new memoir Spare, the Duke of Sussex alleged that Meghan booked and paid for the ticket through Air New Zealand so that her dad could better avoid press intrusion.
Detailing the incident in his book, Prince Harry stated: "We told him, leave Mexico right now: A whole new level of harassment is about to rain down on you, so come to Britain. Now." However, Air New Zealand has denied that Thomas could have flown first from Mexico to the UK through their airline, claiming that such a flight doesn't even exist.
Speaking with the New Zealand Herald, Air New Zealand stated: "We've never had flights between Mexico and the UK. And we only have Business Premier." The airline has also made a dig at Harry and Meghan through its Twitter account, with a tweet that states: "Introducing #SussexClass. Apparently coming soon," reports The Daily Mirror.
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People reacted to the tweet in a range of ways, with some declaring that they loved the dig and making numerous puns about spare seats, but others deemed it as petty. One person commented: "Wow, I had a really good impression of Air New Zealand until seeing this. Surprisingly petty. Gross."
Another wrote: "How unprofessional." A third said: "And the amenities bag includes a tube of Elizabeth Arden cream. Oh yes, and an extra spare."
However another report in Stuff NZ defended Prince Harry's version of events, remarking that until the coronavirus pandemic, Air New Zealand used to run flights between Los Angeles and London. As reported by this publication, Meghan could have booked tickets through Air New Zealand from Mexico to London, with United Airlines (Air New Zealand’s Star Alliance partner) taking Thomas from Mexico to LA, where Air New Zealand would have then taken him from there to Britain.
It stated that this journey could have been booked through Air New Zealand, while appearing to be the same airline throughout. When it comes to the confusion over the 'first class' part of the booking, Stuff NZ stated that Meghan may well have booked the 'Business Premier' option, which sounds like a premium version of Business, or something comparable to first class.
Buckingham and Kensington Palaces have refused to comment on the contents of Harry's book, which hit the shelves on Tuesday. Spare has been released at all book stores and can also be bought online here.
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