A female passenger claimed that she and a friend were allegedly ordered off an Air New Zealand flight due to their size.
“I just couldn’t believe what was happening to me,” Angel Harding told 1News of the traumatizing incident, which allegedly occurred on a flight from Napier to Auckland.
The pair had reportedly been returning from a Hui (a Māori term for an “informal gathering”) in Hastings, having flown from Kerikeri to Auckland, and then Auckland to Napier without any issue.
The air hostess announced over the intercom that everyone would need to deplane due to “an inconvenience,” before reportedly walking back down the aisle to berate Harding and her friend once more.
“She came over and said, ‘You two should have booked four seats, you two should have bought two seats each’,” declared the distressed passenger.
Harding said she was subsequently informed that she’d have to book four seats should she ever fly Air NZ in the future.
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