Politics

People Are Pissed After A British Billionaire Named Lord Sugar Managed To Fly Into Australia

"Lord Sugar flies into Australia the day after Scotty was on morning TV saying how the rules should apply to everyone."

by Rachael Conaghan  18 September 2020
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As thousands of expats remain locked out of Australia, a British billionaire named Lord Sugar has managed to piss a lot of people off by talking about the “fantastic” experience he had flying into Sydney this week.

Not only that, he did it in the most humblebrag way — casually dropping in that it was the first time he’d flown commercially in 25 years.

Right now at least 25,000 Aussies are stuck overseas, unable to return home because the government has put a cap on the number of international flights allowed in each week. The aim was to reduce pressure on our quarantine system, but it’s led airlines to scrap services, push ticket prices through the roof, and prioritise business and first class passengers.

So, it was a bit rich to see a foreign billionaire brag about getting into the country as thousands of everyday Aussies remain stranded.

In July new rules came in which meant only around 30 passengers were allowed on planes flying into Sydney from overseas. Yesterday the government lifted the cap on international arrivals from 4,000 per week to 6,000.

Lord Sugar has since explained that he is undergoing a strict 14 day quarantine, and the flight was fully paid for — not that it helped appease people.

People have mainly reacted in angef to his extremely tone-deaf tweet, which will undoubtedly cause trouble for the government which is already copping it from furious travellers who are trying to come home while the strict border measures are in place.

But, also, you only get so many opportunities to make fun of a guy who’s name is Lord Sugar. Gotta make the most of it.

Sugar has just been announced as the new host of Celebrity Apprentice Australia — he’s famous in the UK for being a “self-made billionaire” who grew up in a council flat in London’s East End.

He’s also a fan of Twitter, often using it to ask questions of his 5.2 million followers.

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