George Rogers thought he had booked a standard flight from Los Angeles to Sydney, Australia.
Understandably, the 29-year-old had quite a shock when he checked in at LAX and realized he had actually booked a seat on Qantas World Pride flight which was created to bring members of the LGBTQI+ community from america to Australia for a 17-day festival.
“I had absolutely no idea it was a WorldPride flight,” he told news.com.au. “It hit me when the check-in opened and I saw a lot of ‘coloured’ people and pride flags.”
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George, a British constructing surveyor who has lived in Sydney for six years, was flying back to Australia after a holiday in South America.
He’s spent the previous couple of weeks partying hard with colleagues in Mexico, Colombia and Costa Rica, which perhaps explains why he missed the indisputable fact that it was a WorldPride flight, which was made very clear to customers when booking through Qantas.
But for George, it was a comfortable mistake and he was delighted with the surprises Qantas arranged for passengers on a single flight.
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“After the briefing, they took us all to the Qantas First Lounge at LAX,” he said. “There have been drag queens and so they gave me a hat and a rainbow flag and there have been free drinks. There have been great vibes.”
Singers Hugh Sheridan and G Flip and comedian Joel Creasey performed within the pre-flight lounge, and passengers received a special pair of Qantas pride-themed pajamas.
On board Qantas drag queen resident, Qantana and fellow queens Felicity Frickaccino and Vybe entertained guests with a game of drag bingo, while the team from MECCA MAX gave everyone a bag filled with cosmetics and conducted a makeup master class at 40,000 feet.
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Joel Creasey also entertained the group on the 13-hour flight with cheeky jokes in regards to the sound system, and Hugh Sheridan danced down the aisle performing a series of hits from The Village People.
Although heterosexual, George told news.com.au that he considers himself an ally and was delighted to be a part of the WorldPride flight.
“I have been to Sydney’s Mardi Gras several times and it is usually my favorite day of the 12 months, so what higher option to kick off the weekend than with a proud flight to Sydney,” he said.
The one downside to George’s experience was that his phone was stolen in Colombia and he couldn’t take pictures on the WorldPride flight.
“I landed on the gayest flight ever and I loved it,” he told news.com.au.