The Emirates Airline on Friday rejected Indian batsman Shikhar Dhawan’s allegations of “unprofessional” behavior and said that it acted according to South African laws.
Earlier in the day, Indian opener Dhawan accused the Emirates Airline of “unprofessional” behavior and alleged that the Airline stopped his family from boarding the connecting flight from Dubai en route Cape Town, where India is set to open their Test tour against South Africa.
The left-handed batsman took to Twitter and said that the airlines asked for some documents of his wife Aesha and children as identification proofs and added that the airlines did not inform them beforehand about it.
Irked Dhawan tweeted, “Absolutely unprofessional from @emirates. Was on my way 2 SA with my fam & was told that my wife and kids can’t board the flight from Dubai to SA. Was asked to produce birth certificates & other documents for my kids at the airport which we obviously didn’t have at that moment.”
Emirate Airline issued a statement and clarified, “Since 1 June 2015, according to South African regulations, anyone traveling to the country with a minor under 18 needs to prove parenthood or guardianship – while adults traveling alone with their children need to show that they have the consent of their non-traveling partner.”
“Like all airlines, we must comply with the laws of every country in which we operate and this is a shared responsibility with passengers, who are required to hold valid travel documents for all countries on their itinerary,” Emirate statement.
India will play three Tests, six ODIs and three T20Is first Test starting January 5.
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