An airline has taken a dig at Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle over a claim from the Duke of Sussex's new memoir Spare.
In the tell-all book, Harry alleged that Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, purchased a ticket for her father, Thomas Markle, from Mexico to the UK so he could better avoid press intrusion.
Harry claimed in his memoir that the Air New Zealand flight was 'first class, booked and paid for by Meg', reports The Mirror.
Detailing the incident, Prince Harry recalled: "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."
Air New Zealand has denied that Thomas flew first-class from Mexico to the UK through their airline, as such a flight doesn't exist.
Speaking with the New Zealand Herald, Air New Zealand gave the following statement: "We've never had flights between Mexico and the UK. And we only have Business Premier."
The airline has now joked about the Sussexes on its Twitter account, with a tweet making reference to the apparent inaccuracy. The tweet reads: "Introducing #SussexClass. Apparently coming soon."
Responses to the tweet were mixed, as one person responded: "Wow, I had a really good impression of Air New Zealand until seeing this. Surprisingly petty. Gross."
Another commented: "How unprofessional," and a third joked: "And the amenities bag includes a tube of Elizabeth Arden cream. Oh yes, and an extra spare."
A different report in Stuff NZ came out in defence of Prince Harry's story, pointing out that, up until the coronavirus pandemic, Air New Zealand ran flights between Los Angeles and London.
As reported by this publication, the Duchess of Sussex could well have booked tickets through Air New Zealand from Mexico to London, with United Airlines — Air New Zealand’s Star Alliance partner — taking her father from Mexico to LA, with Air New Zealand then taking him onwards to Britain.
Spare has been released at all book stores and could become one of the biggest books of 2023.
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