A mother who accused Qantas of giving Allison Langdon special treatment on a flight has launched another bizarre tirade, further underlining her claims.
Courtney Babic, an Australian mother of five, was the first to claim that the Current Affair presenter was given free champagne on a flight from Sydney to Fiji while other passengers were denied the same privileges.
She claimed that Ally and her husband Michael Willesee Jr.’s children, Mack (7) and Scout (4), were also allowed to use the first class toilets, unlike other passengers.
After her wild TikTok went viral, Ny Breaking Australia released photos of Ally’s family checking in to Qantas business class before the flight, debunking Babic’s account of what happened.
Ms Babic has now reaffirmed her claims and clarified the real reason why she had a problem with Ally receiving special treatment on the flight.
Earlier this week, Ms. Babic reiterated on TikTok that she doesn’t mind not getting free alcohol, but she did have a problem with the fact that Ally’s kids would get better activities on the plane.
Filming from her hotel in Fiji, she spoke of her fears that Qantas staff had spat in her food on her flight back to Sydney, following her series of passionate tirades about the airline.
“All the internet trolls said you were just mad because you didn’t get champagne or alcohol,” she said when discussing the reactions to her original TikTok.
Mother-of-five Courtney Babic has repeated her claims that Allison Langdon, her husband Michael Willesee Jr and their children Mack, seven, and Scout, four, received special treatment on a Qantas flight
“First of all, man, I didn’t ask for wine on the flight because we had a morning flight.”
“Kyle and Jackie O said that being famous is one of the perks. You get extra things in life and people definitely treat you better,” she continued.
In the extraordinary video, Ms Babic claimed that other children had been told they could not take part in the same activities as Ally’s son and daughter.
“I think the problem was that there were other children around and they weren’t getting the same children’s activities. They were getting extra things, her children, while other children were asking for things and they were being turned down,” she alleged.
“Kids don’t know when someone is famous, they don’t know. And if Qantas is going to do that and treat certain people better, then maybe they should do it in a quieter way.”
She said of the controversy with a laugh: ‘I think my food will be spit out on the way back!’
Following her initial tirade in a video last week, Qantas has dismissed the TikToker’s claims, bluntly stating that it is “ridiculous to suggest Allison received special treatment”.
“Any perks she is offered will be the same as we offer other frequent flyers when they travel with us,” an airline spokesperson said.
“Our crew often comment on how pleasant Allison is to deal with and how she never wants any hassle.”
This week, Ms. Babic claimed on TikTok that she didn’t care about not getting free alcohol, but she did take issue with the fact that Ally’s kids would get better activities on the plane
Ally’s representatives declined to comment when contacted by Ny Breaking Australia.
Despite Qantas’ response and photos of Ally checking in at the airline’s business class counter, Courtney continues to stand by her claims.
The former elementary school teacher turned influencer previously said: “[Ally] was nice to everyone, but still not nice from the staff to the other people sitting in the same seat.’
She continued to insist that Ally’s alleged special treatment by cabin crew did not bother her, despite her series of lengthy videos on the subject.
Her comment prompted a woman, who claimed to be a former Qantas customer service manager, to question her claims.
“I have never experienced alcohol not being served on an international flight,” she wrote. “Sometimes there are shortages in more isolated or smaller countries.”
Ms Babic responded to people who claimed she had her facts wrong. She claimed it was possible that Ally had used business class check-in but was still seated in economy class.
“I wasn’t the only one who saw it,” Ms. Babic hit back at one critic. “You don’t think you get priority boarding in an economy seat? You clearly don’t know anything about it.”
She ridiculed another commentator by saying: ‘You’ve clearly never been to the FC (First Class) lounge’, and told another keyboard hero: ‘Get a life’.
Some Qantas Frequent Flyer members can enjoy first class boarding and lounge access while still flying economy.
Following her initial video tirade last week, Qantas dismissed her claims, bluntly stating that it is ‘ridiculous to suggest that Allison received special treatment’ (Ally is pictured in A Current Affair)
In Ms. Babic’s original two-and-a-half minute tirade, Ally was not referred to by her full name, but only by her first name.
“There was a celebrity from 60 Minutes on the plane, I think her name is Allison. She didn’t get a first class seat, she got an economy seat,” Courtney said on TikTok.
‘We flew Qantas. They turned people away when they asked for wine and that’s fine. I didn’t ask but I heard a lot of people were turned away.
‘But then they offered her wine and handed it out in front of everyone. So the people who didn’t get alcohol had to sit and watch this famous lady get served alcohol, even though they bought the same ticket for the same price.
“The staff treated her better than anyone else. It’s just not fair. Why are these famous people being treated better in front of you, when you both paid the same amount?
“If you give someone special treatment just because you think they’re famous, I think that’s wrong. I don’t understand what’s happening to service these days.”