Pearl Thusi: Inflated Flight Prices Leave Media Personality Fuming

Pearl Thusi: Inflated Flight Prices Leave Media Personality Fuming

  • Media personality Pearl Thusi is angry at British Airways for inflating flight prices even thought they don't serve food
  • The Queen Sono actress shared that she forked out R6 000 for a one way trip to Cape Town but she was only served till and sparkling water
  • Mzansi social media users shared mixed reactions to the stunner's complaint with some even asking why she still fly business class

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Pearl Thusi has put British Airways on full blast for charging R6 000 for a one way trip to Cape Town. The Queen Sono actress complained that she couldn't even get food in the flight after paying so much for the trip.

Pearl Thusi, inflated flight prices, fuming
Pearl Thusi is fuming after she paid R6 000 for a one way flight to Cape Town. Image: @pearlthusi
Source: Instagram

She said all the airline could serve her was still and sparkling water. She took to social media to share her experience with her followers.

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The clip of the media personality calling out the airline was shared on Twitter by entertainment blogger Musa Khawula. In the video, Pearl Thusi compared British Airways to other airlines such as Airlink and Fly SAA.

According to ZAlebs, the stunner said the airlines service is "very embarrassing'. She added:

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"I'm sure the other flights are serving a spaza moment in the air and here we are thinking we are cute and we are suffering drinking sparkling and still water, not even a Coca Cola."

Tweeps took to Musa's comment section to share their thoughts on Pearl's rant. Check out some of their comments below:

@tsholo__iam said:

"Maybe Ke poor. But why are you flying business class to CPT? R6K vs R2K for a 2hr flight makes very little sense to me."

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@This_Sisi wrote:

"Hate this. Experienced it once with @Fly_Airlink....but it was level 3, so I had to understand. Now it's level one! Nothing to understand!!!!@British_Airways And I will be flying soon, so I sincerely hope this won't be my experience."

@Pokiemon_ commented:

"Even that still water, you have to request like a beggar, they don't give it out njeee nxa."

@kayyyNgubs said:

"Nice life problems, ayyy."

@Miss_Phudding wrote:

"This is unfair. So we are supposed to keep quiet when we are not been given proper service bcoz we are afraid of being labelled as 'Karens', no sir. Her complaint is valid."

@truthsayer01 added:

"The problems of the privileged."

Pearl Thusi launches scathing attack on the ANC

In other entertainment news, Briefly News reported that Mzansi citizens have shared mixed reactions to Pearl Thusi's opinion about the ANC.

The media personality took to social media to launch a scathing attack against the ruling party before the municipal elections on 1 November. The Queen Sono actress shook many on her timeline when she decided to slam President Cyril Ramaphosa's party unprovoked.

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She suggested that Mzansi peeps should vote for other political parties because the ANC has failed to deliver on its promises. Taking to Twitter, Pearl Thusi shared her thoughts on what it would mean if the ANC wins the elections again. She wrote:

"I swear if the ANC wins elections again then we just have a deep-rooted self-hate as a nation. We have to find another option."

Source: Briefly News

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Mxolisi Mngadi (Editor) Mxolisi Mngadi is an entertainment reporter. He graduated in 2002 from Damelin with a Diploma in Journalism, majoring in African and International Studies, Journalism and Electronic Media. He then started his journalism career at the Daily Sun newspaper, went on to The Citizen, and worked as a senior reporter at News24. He has been a writer for more than 15 years.

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