Rapper Huskii banned by Qantas and Jetstar
A chart-topping Australian rapper has been banned from flying with two major airlines after an incident on board a flight from Sydney to Brisbane.
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A chart-topping Sydney rapper has been banned from flying with two major Australian airlines for the next two years after an incident in a plane bathroom.
Wollongong-born music artist Huskii posted a shocking explanation with his banning notice from Qantas and Jetstar, which is too graphic for Sydney Confidential to repeat.
Huskii, whose legal name is Benjamin Hayden, shared a picture of the email from Qantas Group informing him of his ban dated January 14.
The missive opens with “no fly notification – two years”.
“As a result of your actions on board flight JQ822 from Sydney to Brisbane on January 5, 2025, we have decided to issue you a no-fly notification,” the email states.
“Your actions are unacceptable and will not be tolerated by the Qantas Group or the Jetstar Group.
“The no-fly notification will remain in place for a period of two years, from January 5, 2025, to January 5, 2027, inclusive, during which the restrictions stated in this letter will apply.”
In response, Hayden said he was “banned for making lady I love (redacted) in bathroom on 1hr flight”. “Was worth it, f–k Quantas (sic) and Jetstar,” Hayden concluded.
The letter states Hayden will not be permitted to travel on any flight operated by a member of the Qantas Group or Jetstar Group, or any codeshare flight operated by another airline – including Emirates – with a Qantas or Jetstar flight number.
Hayden also will be banned from buying any flights on a Qantas-issued ticket, or allow anyone to do so for him, or accessing the Qantas Lounges.
The controversial rapper was jailed in 2022 after he was found guilty of common assault and breaching an apprehended violence order for his then-partner’s protection. The criminal proceedings derailed a tour he was on at the time for his debut studio record Antihero.
The rapper has been open in the past about his multiple brushes with the law, previously insisting he would never return to jail only weeks before the domestic violence charges landed him back behind bars. Huskii’s new record, titled Golgotha, is expected to drop on February 14.
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