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The Veronicas slam Qantas for kicking them off plane

Jessica and Lisa Origliasso were escorted off flight by police
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The Veronicas have slammed reports of their removal from a Qantas flight in Sydneyt over an “incredibly intimidating and confusing” cabin baggage dispute, and are taking legal action against the Australian airline.

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Twin sister Jessica and Lisa Origliasso boarded Qantas flight QF516 bound for Brisbane on Sunday morning when they allegedly got into an altercation with cabin crew, and were asked to leave the flight via federal police.

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Qantas said two passengers refused to follow the cabin crew’s instructions and were “offloaded” before the plane took off, with a fellow passenger telling Queensland’s Courier Mail that the singers “refused to follow crew instructions”.

However the Aussie singing duo vehemently deny the allegations.

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Replying to an Instagram post about the incident, the girls wrote, “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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The sisters say they are “still shaken by it all” and “don’t understand why they announced us on the plane as security risks, when we were just sitting there saying nothing.”

The sisters added they are looking to pursue legal action over the incident.

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