Shikhar Dhawan Lashes Out At Emirates Airlines After They Denied The Entry Of His Wife And Kids
Time and tide, the tales of never-ending clashes between the airlines and celebrities. Be it the cultural differences or the attires, Indian have faced severe circumstances on various occasions. Popular faces like Shah Rukh Khan and Aamir Khan were even troubled earlier and though most of the times the issue was limited to actors, it now came down to sportsmen.
Now, coming to the present situation, it is Indian opener Shikhar Dhawan’s tour of South Africa got off to a less-than-happy start when his wife Aesha and their children were not allowed to board a flight for South Africa from Dubai. While all the other team members and their families have reportedly reached Cape Town, where India will play their first Test from January 5, it seems that Dhawan’s family was not allowed to board the flight by the airline since they could not produce birth certificates for the children.
Needless to say, the cricketer was less than impressed and said as much in one long tweet that appeared in two parts. “1/2 Absolutely unprofessional from @emirates. Was on my way 2 SA with my fam & was told that my wife and kids can’t board the flight from Dubai to SA. Was asked to produce birth certificates & other documents for my kids at the airport which we obviously didn’t have at that moment,” the first tweet said.
1/2.Absolutely unprofessional from @emirates. Was on my way 2 SA with my fam & was told tht my wife and kids can’t board the flight from Dubai to SA. Was asked to produce birth certificates & other documents fr my kids at the airport which we obviously didn’t have at that moment.
— Shikhar Dhawan (@SDhawan25) December 29, 2017
“2/2.They are now at Dubai airport waiting for the documents to arrive. Why didn’t @emirates notify about such a situation when we were boarding the plane from Mumbai? One of the Emirates’ employee was being rude for no reason at all,” the cricketer added.
2/2.They are now at Dubai airport waiting for the documents to arrive. Why didn’t @emirates notify about such a situation when we were boarding the plane from Mumbai? One of the emirates’ employee was being rude for no reason at all.
— Shikhar Dhawan (@SDhawan25) December 29, 2017
This is not the first time that a cricketer is troubled by Emirates. Back then, Emirates also got into a situation with former England batsman Kevin Pietersen, who also was extremely upset with the way they had handled his travel plans. He too tweeted about his predicament.
1. YOU FORGET TO PICK ME UP FOR MY FLIGHT.
2. YOU’VE JUST LEFT ALL MY LUGGAGE IN DUBAI.
How do I work on international TV in a few hours with no clothes?
1st Class FULL paying passenger & PLATINUM member. @emirates @EmiratesSupport @Busta569
🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬— KP (@KP24) December 28, 2017
FUMING!!!!!! @emirates @EmiratesSupport
— KP (@KP24) December 28, 2017
Well, now that the situation is in the air, we expect Emirates Airlines to apologize to Dhawan and move on with the issue.