Kyle Sandilands and Jackie 'O' Henderson defend Allison Langdon's special treatment on a Qantas flight - as radio hosts reveal the perks they receive as celebrities
Kyle Sandilands and Jackie 'O' Henderson have defended Allison Langdon after a woman accused Qantas of giving the A Current Affair host special treatment on a flight from Sydney to Fiji over the weekend.
Mother-of-five Courtney Babic, who was on the same flight as the Channel Nine presenter, claimed passengers in economy had asked staff for wine during the flight but were told the beverage wasn't on offer.
She claimed Allison, 45, was also seated in economy and was not only offered wine, but her children - son Mack, seven, and daughter Scout, four - were allowed to use the bathrooms in first class, but other youngsters were denied access.
The radio hosts said it is common for celebrities to receive special perks.
'It's not her fault if she's asked for wine and they've given it to her. If you're going to get special treatment, you're not going to knock it back,' Jackie said.
Kyle agreed, adding: 'On international flights, I always leave Qantas with a bag of free champagne. It's because I'm famous.'
'What's the point of being famous if you can't get sh*t for free?' he added.
Jackie then admitted 'you get a lot of free stuff sent to you' when you're a celebrity or having a large following.
Kyle Sandilands and Jackie 'O' Henderson have defended Allison Langdon after a woman accused Qantas of giving the A Current Affair host special treatment on a flight from Sydney to Fiji over the weekend
In the wild TikTok post, fellow Qantas passenger Courtney ranted: 'There was a famous person from 60 Minutes on the plane, I think her name is Allison. She didn't get a first class seat, she got an economy seat.'
'We flew Qantas. They were turning people down when they were asking for wine and that's fine. I didn't ask but I overheard a lot of people being rejected.
'But then they were offering her wine and handing it out in front of everyone else. So the people who were being declined alcohol had to sit and watch this famous lady be served alcohol when they bought the same ticket for the same price.
'The staff were treating her better than everyone else. It's just not fair. Why are these famous people getting treated better in front of you when you've both paid the same amount of money?
An Aussie mum accused Qantas of giving ACA host Allison special treatment on a flight from Sydney to Fiji - despite her being 'seated in economy'. However, photos obtained by Daily Mail Australia show Langdon and her family checking in at the business class desk
'If you're going to give someone special treatment just because you think they're famous, I think that's wrong. I don't understand what's going on with service these days.'
But Courtney's account of what happened on the flight was quickly debunked.
In photos obtained by Daily Mail Australia, Allison was pictured with her husband Michael Willesee Jr. and their children at the Qantas business class check-in before flying out for the school holidays.
They were also escorted to the gate by Qantas ground staff, a service usually only provided to business or first class passengers.
If she was in business class, she would have paid for any 'special treatment' she received.
Kyle and Jackie O said it is common for celebrities to receive special perks
Meanwhile, the Qantas website also clearly states all economy passengers on international flights are offered complimentary Australian wines, spirits and non-alcoholic drinks.
A Qantas spokesperson told Daily Mail Australia 'it's ridiculous to suggest Allison was given any special treatment'.
'Any extras she was offered would be the same as we provide other similar frequent flyers whey they travel with us.
'Our crew often say how nice Allison is to deal with and never wants a fuss.'
Daily Mail Australia has contacted Allison Langdon for comment.
