It wasn’t a happy holidays for everyone, including Oscar-winning actor Russell Crowe and his sons.
Crowe lashed out at Virgin Airlines on Monday via Twitter, claiming he wasn’t told beforehand that his two sons’ hoverboards would be a problem to bring aboard the airplane.
He quickly followed up with a second tweet when he felt his problem wasn’t being addressed.
The Australian actor, 51, and his sons Charles and Tennyson, were attempting to board the plane to start his family’s Christmas holiday when they were turned away at the gate. According to Virgin’s rules and regulations (which are similar to most other airlines’ guidelines when it comes to hoverboards), the contraptions aren’t allowed on board due to the lithium ion batteries inside.
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Virgin Australia promptly replied to Crowe in a series of tweets: “Hi Russell, due to safety concerns over the lithium ion batteries in hoverboards, these have been banned on all major Australian airlines and many around the world. We’re sorry you were not aware of this prior to check-in today. We hope to see you on board again soon.”
Crowe stopped communicating with Virgin after their reply, but still threw out one rebuttal to a Twitter user who reminded Crowe that he’s a millionaire.
Hoverboards have only recently emerged in popular culture, but are causing problems due to multiple reports that they can potentially burst into flames.
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