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Natalie Wilson

Travel influencer fined £950 for walking through airport with rose given to her by airline

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A passenger flying from Qatar to Perth, Australia, faced a hefty fine after forgetting to declare a gifted flower from Qatar Airways last weekend.

Travel influencer Lays Laraya was fined around A$1,878 (almost £950) for falsifying an official document – her passenger landing card –after mistakenly ticking that she carried no plants upon arrival to Australia.

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