The Australian airline issued an apology on Twitter saying that they have passed her feedback to the relevant team. “We’re sorry to hear that you have had a negative experience with us today, Shilpa. We have passed your feedback on to the relevant team and we hope that you have a great experience with us onboard! Khalid.” A representative of Qantas Airways wrote on their Twitter. Before that, the ‘Baazigar’ actress Shilpa Shetty accused Australian airline of racism. The 43 year old actress took to Instagram and alleged that she had to face racism at the Sydney airport because she was brown. She added that she was treated in a very inhuman manner and she had to go through a lot of hassle just to talk her bag with her. “At the check-in counter, met a grumpy Mel (that’s her name) who decided it was ‘okay’ to speak curtly to ‘us’ (brown people!) Travelling together. I was flying business and had 2 bags (my allowance) and she insisted and decided my half empty duffel bag was oversized (to check-in), so she sent us to check it in at the other counter dealing with ‘oversized luggage.’” She wrote. This is not the first time that the actress had to face racism. In 2007 she had to deal with Racism when she was a contestant on the fifth season of British reality show Celebrity Big Brother, which she later went on to win. Published in Daily Times, September 26th 2018.