An Aussie comedian who tried to buy extra legroom on his flight said the ticket had come with an eye-watering, almost billion-dollar price tag.<\/p>\n
Dave O’Neil shared a screenshot of his booking for return flights from Melbourne to Perth, which he’d been trying to purchase extra legroom for. The quoted price was for $987,999,999.00.<\/p>\n
“Hey @Qantas all I wanted was extra leg room on my flight to Perth, very happy to pay for it but this seems a bit expensive,” he wrote.<\/p>\n
The excessive price gathered a huge amount of attention on social media with the tweet attracting more than 2000 likes and hundreds of replies.<\/p>\n
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Melbourne based stand up comic Dave O’Neil was shocked by the estimate on his ticket price. Picture: @itsdaveoneilSource:Twitter<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n RELATED: Grim reality of Australia’s busiest airport<\/b><\/p>\n Seems reasonable?<\/p>\n Are you a millipede?<\/p>\n I can lend you a few million mate, but that's it<\/p>\n “They always lower the price by a few bucks so you don’t feel like you’re spending a full billion,” Alasdair Tremblay-Birchall wrote.<\/p>\n “Just use Afterpay to spread the cost out,” another joked.<\/p>\n “On behalf of all Qantas shareholders, thank you Dave for the dividends,” another said.<\/p>\n Qantas also replied to Mr O’Neil telling him the cost did look unusual, and to get in touch.<\/p>\n Hmmm…does look slightly over the normal price. Would love to take a look at it Dave. Please DM us the booking reference and we'll take a look.<\/p>\n Qantas told news.com.au it hasn’t been able to replicate the charge, but is still investigating.<\/p>\n “While we know that customers really value extra leg room, the price displayed was definitely a bit of a stretch,” a spokesperson told news.com.au in a statement.<\/p>\n “We can confirm the passenger was charged the correct amount of $70 per sector for the extra legroom and we’re investigating what caused the incorrect amount to be displayed.”<\/p>\n It comes as Australian airports were once again filled with emotional travellers as the trans Tasman bubble officially launched on Monday.<\/p>\n It means for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic in 2020, Kiwis and Aussies are allowed to freely travel across the ditch without quarantining.<\/p>\ntrending in travel<\/h3>\n