{"id":20141,"date":"2015-12-15T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-12-15T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/uncategorized\/kevin-pietersen-s-extraordinary-qantas-rant\/"},"modified":"2015-12-15T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2015-12-15T00:00:00","slug":"kevin-pietersen-s-extraordinary-qantas-rant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/sport\/kevin-pietersen-s-extraordinary-qantas-rant\/","title":{"rendered":"Kevin Pietersen\u2019s extraordinary Qantas rant"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Former English cricket star Kevin Pietersen has blasted Qantas Airlines on Twitter after he was not allowed into a Qantas Club because he was wearing thongs.<\/h3>\n<p>KP sent a string of tweets, starting with one referring to Qantas staff as \u201cMuppets\u201d and suggesting they tell \u201cPlatinum, First Class fliers\u201d before they fly that that they are not allowed in lounges wearing \u201cflip flops\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"media-element file-default nova-lazyload-image-wrapper lz-cont img-responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/screen_shot_2015-12-15_at_11.15.56_am.png\" width=\"878\" height=\"247\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>He then ranted,&nbsp;\u201cThongs are an institution in this great country! GET A GRIP!\u201d, adding #Muppets.<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"media-element file-default nova-lazyload-image-wrapper lz-cont img-responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/screen_shot_2015-12-15_at_11.16.08_am.png\" width=\"880\" height=\"239\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Both tweets included an angry red face emoji.<\/h3>\n<h3>KP then appeared to try and end things on a positive note, saying it was \u201csoooooo cool\u201d to be back in Australia where he knows \u201cso many wonderful people\u201d.<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"media-element file-default nova-lazyload-image-wrapper lz-cont img-responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/screen_shot_2015-12-15_at_11.16.21_am.png\" width=\"881\" height=\"244\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Pietersen is in Australia to play for the Melbourne Stars in this year\u2019s Big Bash League.<\/h3>\n<p><strong>SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/sport\/patrick-dangerfield-opens-up-on-his-exit-from-adelaide\">DANGERFIELD OPENS UP ON WHY HE LEFT ADELAIDE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/news\/lady-cracks-it-inside-motor-office-and-gets-into-fight-with-a-cop\">LADY CRACKS IT BIG TIME INSIDE MOTOR OFFICE &#8211; VIDEO<\/a><\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former English cricket star Kevin Pietersen has blasted Qantas Airlines on Twitter after he was not allowed into a Qantas Club because he was wearing thongs. 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