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Air New Zealand takes a swipe at Prince Harry after the airline debunked the first-class flight claim made in his explosive memoir
- Air New Zealand savagely beat Prince Harry over airline claim
- The Duke of Sussex said Meghan bought a first-class ticket for father Thomas Markle
- The airline immediately closed the claim saying it does not offer first class tickets.
Air New Zealand took a jab at Prince Harry after he claimed Meghan booked a flight the airline says never existed.
The Duke of Sussex had claimed that Meghan bought a first-class ticket from Mexico to Britain for her father, Thomas Markle, fearing media harassment.
On Thursday, Air New Zealand rejected the claim, saying it has never operated flights between Mexico and the UK and does not offer first-class service.
The airline followed up its response by doing a cheeky dig at the Sussexes on Friday.
Air New Zealand took a swipe at Prince Harry after debunking one of his claims he made about the airline in his memoir ‘Spare’
The Duke of Sussex had claimed that Meghan bought a first-class ticket from Mexico to Britain for her father, Thomas Markle, over concerns about media harassment.
‘Introducing #SussexClass. Apparently coming soon,” the airline wrote on Twitter.
The hit has sparked mixed reactions online with some social media users unimpressed.
‘Bad form Air NZ. Someone on the social media team is clearly not a fan of Harry and though the entire customer base would find this amusing,” one wrote.
A second added: ‘Keep in mind Air NZ, supporting and picking sides is not a smart idea.
“Especially when most of the arguments revolve around racism and the treatment of people of color.
“I’m not sure who is running his Twitter account, but I strongly suggest they replace him.”
Other social media users applauded the dig backing Air New Zealand.
Any free seats? one wrote.
In his memoir, Harry wrote that Meghan had bought the first-class ticket to take her estranged father to the UK.
“We told him, get out of Mexico right now: a new level of bullying is about to befall you, so come to Britain. Now,’ revealed an excerpt from Spare.
‘Air New Zealand, first class, booked and paid for by Meg.’
Air New Zealand rejected the claim on Thursday saying it has never operated flights between Mexico and the UK, and does not offer first class service.
The airline followed up its response by doing a cheeky dig at the Sussexes on Friday.
Air New Zealand quickly closed the claim saying it did not offer first class service.
“We have never had flights between Mexico and the UK. And we only have Business Premier,’ an Air NZ spokesperson told the New Zealand Herald.
The book reveals that the Sussexes rejected the late Queen’s suggestion that Meghan should fly to Mexico and try to salvage her relationship with her father.
Other questions about the accuracy of the explosive memories have been raised after eagle-eyed readers on social media found other inaccuracies.
In ‘Spare’, the duke writes about his ‘great-great-great-great-great-grandfather’, King Henry VI, who founded Eton College and died in 1471, even though Henry VI’s direct lineage ended after that his son, Edward of Westminster, died as a childless adolescent at the Battle of Tewkesbury.
Prince Harry’s real great-great-grandfather was King George III, who reigned from 1760 to 1811, more than three centuries after Henry VI’s death.
Historians have been quick to take to social media to question the accuracy of Harry’s link to Henry VI, the last of the Lancastrian dynasty.
The royal correspondent Patricia Treble pointed out the genealogical error and the fact that Henry VI had no descendants after his son’s death in 1471.
Others blamed Henry VI’s mistake on the ghostwriter of the memoir, the award-winning American journalist and author JR Moehringer.