The Veronicas have spoken out to address rumours that an incident on Sunday which saw them removed from a Qantas flight was a publicity stunt.
Twin sisters Jessica and Lisa Origliasso appeared on The Project on Tuesday night and dismissed any links between their upcoming reality TV show and the plane drama.
WATCH: The Veronicas deny plane incident was for publicity
The singers gave their side of the story to The Project panel, which they say is now a legal matter, after they were asked to leave the Qantas flight after an alleged disagreement with cabin crew.
Jessica and Lisa said they began filming the incident on their own phones after cabin crew refused to give them their names, they told The Project.
Tommy Little then put it to the pair that the whole incident could have been concocted to promote their upcoming reality TV show Jess and Lisa: The Veronicas, which premieres in November.
“This is a legal matter, not a publicity stunt,” Jessica responded to Tommy.
While Lisa said she “doesn’t think it helps [the show] at all”.
The Veronicas described the incident as “incredibly confusing and intimidating” on their Instagram.
“The incident was escalated without explanation why from cabin staff,” the statement said.
“We cooperated with all requests from authorities and exited the aircraft.”
The sisters said they couldn’t understand the airline’s decision to remove them from the plane.
They also replied to a fan’s Instagram comment about the incident: “We actually already had our bag up in the overhead. The female flight attendant wanted Lisa’s bag spun around. Lisa asked the attendant if she could help assist her, because she couldn’t reach it (we’re only 5″1). The attendant said it was against company policy. And a lovely man behind us helped instead.”
The girls continued: “Then right before take off, the flight attendant bought over the manager and pointed us out. He proceeded to lecture us about company policy. We listened and asked for their names, and they refused to give us their names and announced they were going to call security on us. We had no idea why. That’s when we started filming.”
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