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Name it the ultimate indignity: when Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic flew out of Australia on Sunday night time he was denied his common firstclass seat.
Lack of availability appears to have been the wrongdoer, which shunted the world primary again down into enterprise class for his 14-hour Emirates flight to Dubai.
A spectator locations a masks over the face of Novak Djokovic on a billboard at Melbourne Park.Credit score:Joe Armao
This meant he would have been denied a personal cabin, absolutely flat mattress and bathe spa with Emirates Non-public Assortment Bvlgari amenity package.
Reserving listings present no firstclass tickets had been obtainable on Emirates on Sunday night time, however there have been some $11,500 tickets for the one-way Melbourne to Dubai flight obtainable on Monday night.
Presumably as soon as in Dubai this might have been no barrier to him entry the famed Emirates First Class lounge, full with its grand entrance water fountains, bathe suites and a la carte restaurant.
Djokovic arrived in Dubai about 5.30am native time for a three-hour layover earlier than he plans to fly on to Nikola Tesla Airport in Belgrade, Serbia, the place he was resulting from arrive about noon, native time, on Monday.
That flight was operated by Fly Dubai, a “low price” Dubai airline whose slogan is Get Going.
