Celebrity spotting
Jul 21, 2005, 10:55 am
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I.M Pei on Concorde. Couldn't resist saying hello -- he was utterly charming.
If we're doing Skyteam, Bill and Hillary Clinton (separately) and various U.S. politicians on Delta Shuttle.
If we're doing Skyteam, Bill and Hillary Clinton (separately) and various U.S. politicians on Delta Shuttle.
Jul 22, 2005, 5:20 am
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1/ Kristin Scott Thomas on AF002 JFK->CDG (but was there any Concorde flight without a celebrity on board?). She had connected from a "red-eye" flight from LAX, which I found surprising since a non-stop LAX-CDG in a first class sleeper bed would probably have taken about the same amount of time and be less tiring overall;
2/ Chiara Mastroiani on an AF flight to Nice, during the Cannes festival. She was sitting next to me but I did not recognize her. The press photographers, upon arrival, did however
3/ Yannick Noah with kids at a pizza parlor in IAH while waiting for our flight to CDG;
4/ Although it is not properly a "celebrity", I had an encounter with the moon shadow on a dedicated Concorde flight (which I was lucky enough to do in the cockpit on the jump seat) during the solar eclipse of August 11, 1999. We chased it halfway into the atlantic and made a U-turn at Mach 2.2 to be overtaken by the shadow -- an unforgettable experience! Also unforgettable (for whoever experienced congestion at CDG!) was the runway being cleared for us for ~10mn so that the aircraft would be guaranteed to depart on time -- the margin of error was less than 1mn.
2/ Chiara Mastroiani on an AF flight to Nice, during the Cannes festival. She was sitting next to me but I did not recognize her. The press photographers, upon arrival, did however
3/ Yannick Noah with kids at a pizza parlor in IAH while waiting for our flight to CDG;
4/ Although it is not properly a "celebrity", I had an encounter with the moon shadow on a dedicated Concorde flight (which I was lucky enough to do in the cockpit on the jump seat) during the solar eclipse of August 11, 1999. We chased it halfway into the atlantic and made a U-turn at Mach 2.2 to be overtaken by the shadow -- an unforgettable experience! Also unforgettable (for whoever experienced congestion at CDG!) was the runway being cleared for us for ~10mn so that the aircraft would be guaranteed to depart on time -- the margin of error was less than 1mn.
Last edited by albireo; Jul 22, 2005 at 5:28 am
Jul 22, 2005, 5:29 am
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Originally Posted by albireo
1/ Kristin Scott Thomas on AF002 JFK->CDG (but was there any Concorde flight without celebrity?). She had connected from a "red-eye" flight from LAX, which I found surprising since a non-stop 1st class LAX-CDG would probably taken about the same amount of time and be less tiring overall;
Jul 22, 2005, 5:32 am
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A few Eurotrash celibrities met on AF flights :
- Michel Charrasse, former Ministre du Budget, Mitterrand's personal friend and now Sénateur ; between CFE and ORY of course, he was in 1C in the Fokker 100 - doing crosswords ;
- Patrick Juvet ! A French pop-star from the Seventies ! Travelling with a friend in C from CDG to LHR in an A320 ;
- And last but not least : world famous porn actor Rocco Siffredi aboard an A320 between CDG and FCO !
- Michel Charrasse, former Ministre du Budget, Mitterrand's personal friend and now Sénateur ; between CFE and ORY of course, he was in 1C in the Fokker 100 - doing crosswords ;
- Patrick Juvet ! A French pop-star from the Seventies ! Travelling with a friend in C from CDG to LHR in an A320 ;
- And last but not least : world famous porn actor Rocco Siffredi aboard an A320 between CDG and FCO !
Jul 22, 2005, 6:03 am
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Originally Posted by albireo
Although it is not properly a "celebrity", I had an encounter with the moon shadow
Originally Posted by FM
Michel Charrasse, Patrick Juvet, Rocco Siffredi
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Jul 23, 2005, 10:07 am
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Originally Posted by greggyfroggy
What a skewer (as we would say in French)
Air France should communicate on such unexpected experiences.
(+ I wish I met them three in the very same flight !)
Jul 23, 2005, 11:08 am
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Originally Posted by FM
- And last but not least : world famous porn actor Rocco Siffredi aboard an A320 between CDG and FCO !
Last edited by Falco Peregrinus; Jul 23, 2005 at 11:12 am
Oct 4, 2005, 12:26 pm
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Originally Posted by FM
A few Eurotrash celibrities met on AF flights :
- Patrick Juvet ! A French pop-star from the Seventies ! Travelling with a friend in C from CDG to LHR in an A320 ;
- Patrick Juvet ! A French pop-star from the Seventies ! Travelling with a friend in C from CDG to LHR in an A320 ;
Oct 4, 2005, 5:06 pm
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The Black Eyed Peas in the lounge at LAX and then upstairs on the 747 LAX - AMS early August.they were en-route to a gig in Berlin...told them they would love the E/S flight segment!!
Partner has seen her street cred. soar among her students after she produced autographs!!
Prefer mushy peas myself
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Partner has seen her street cred. soar among her students after she produced autographs!!
Prefer mushy peas myself
Exraf
Oct 5, 2005, 9:37 pm
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Last Nov on a flight from CDG-JFK in First Class:
Marisa Berenson: I think I counted 11 or 12 pcs of luggage at the baggage claim.
On the other side of the plane: Natalia Vodianova (Hot model !), her husband and son.
Marisa Berenson: I think I counted 11 or 12 pcs of luggage at the baggage claim.
On the other side of the plane: Natalia Vodianova (Hot model !), her husband and son.
