New Zealander of the year Kristine Bartlett was asked by Jetstar Airline to pay $232.50 extra for a flight booking mistake.
Stuff reported Ms Bartlett went to catch her flight home on Friday after the award night, to find she had booked her return flights for a month ahead.
She was informed her flight wasn't until March 23.
The flight change cost her $232.50 in addition to the $99 flight.
Ms Bartlett is an aged care worker who fought for the rights of over 55,000 of her female peers, Bartlett undertook a 5 year campaign which included 3 court cases.
Jetstar told Stuff it had actually had a policy to let customers change flights in February for free as the days lined up the same as in March, making mistakes more likely.
Ms Bartlett was to receive a full refund from Jetstar.
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