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Australian champion swimmer Ariarne Titmus has made a stunning revelation about the long flight home from the Olympic Games in Paris. After finally getting back to Brisbane on Thursday, Titmus confirmed there was indeed a pecking order on the plane and the medallists were handed the swanky seats up the front while the non-medallists sat in economy.
but that’s not all. “So when we got on the plane, there was orange and apple juice …,” Titmus explained. Phillips: “Ooohhh, you got half the service,” while Jase Hawkins said, “ohhh ... sorry.” Titmus continued: “This was the best part, we got into Perth and they go, ‘We’ve blocked off the entire lounge for you. You guys can go up there and chill for your layover for four hours’. “And got up there, and it was awesome.
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