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American Airlines Celebrity Sightings (and Related) for 2019
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AA Celebrity Sightings and Related for 2019 (consolidated)
Sep 10, 2019, 4:15 pm
#106
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: DFW
Programs: AA EXPLT
Posts: 99
Flew AA341 MIA-LAX September 7 (3-class 321). Al Pacino, a handsome black guy who acts in the show Empire, and a British cricketeer of note.
Chatted for about 10 minutes during a delay when the jetway operator bashed the plane three times and couldn't get it right. All very nice people.
Chatted for about 10 minutes during a delay when the jetway operator bashed the plane three times and couldn't get it right. All very nice people.
Sep 10, 2019, 7:34 pm
#107
Join Date: Jun 2019
Location: Ft Lauderdale, Florida (USA)
Programs: AA EXP DL Plat BONVOY LT Plat
Posts: 148
Sep 11, 2019, 1:55 am
#108
Join Date: Apr 2019
Posts: 4
LAX-PHL Wanda Sykes in the lounge in LAX and then I send her a tweet that she ignores (funny story ahead, and take note I am a newly crowned EP) I board the flight and quickly observe that someone is sitting in my aisle first class seat. The gentleman was very sweet and he was the other aisle seat and he quickly went to his rightful seat across from me. In this moment, I never looked around, just laser focused on my seat and my bum wasn't in it. When I took my rightful place, I looked to my right and a lady is sitting there with two Chihuahuas on her lap. I love dogs, but just not next to me on a flight LOL. I look over and my aisle buddy is chuckling to himself. He then turns to me and says, "not every battle you have to win" I busted out laughing. To make matters worse, who boards the plane and sits right next to the gentleman? Wanda Sykes!!!! They begin chatting it up and I can't take all the happy giggling and we begin to all collectively talk about why I am sitting with an attitude in my seat. I also mention that she never sent me a tweet back!! She goes on twitter and starts following me, initial aisle seat mishap guy thought it would be funny to follow me also and they begin to troll me with fun images of their time as seatmates. LOL...and the dogs farted the entire flight. I learned so many lessons from this....
Sep 11, 2019, 8:09 am
#109
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: PHL
Programs: AA Executive Platinum; Hilton Diamond
Posts: 2,663
Sep 11, 2019, 8:23 am
#110
Join Date: Aug 2010
Programs: AA EXP
Posts: 1,659
LAX-PHL Wanda Sykes in the lounge in LAX and then I send her a tweet that she ignores (funny story ahead, and take note I am a newly crowned EP) I board the flight and quickly observe that someone is sitting in my aisle first class seat. The gentleman was very sweet and he was the other aisle seat and he quickly went to his rightful seat across from me. In this moment, I never looked around, just laser focused on my seat and my bum wasn't in it. When I took my rightful place, I looked to my right and a lady is sitting there with two Chihuahuas on her lap. I love dogs, but just not next to me on a flight LOL. I look over and my aisle buddy is chuckling to himself. He then turns to me and says, "not every battle you have to win" I busted out laughing. To make matters worse, who boards the plane and sits right next to the gentleman? Wanda Sykes!!!! They begin chatting it up and I can't take all the happy giggling and we begin to all collectively talk about why I am sitting with an attitude in my seat. I also mention that she never sent me a tweet back!! She goes on twitter and starts following me, initial aisle seat mishap guy thought it would be funny to follow me also and they begin to troll me with fun images of their time as seatmates. LOL...and the dogs farted the entire flight. I learned so many lessons from this....
Sep 11, 2019, 8:33 am
#111
Join Date: Apr 2015
Location: Southern California
Programs: AA EXPlat, 2.4MM; HHonors Diamond
Posts: 580
Sep 11, 2019, 8:37 am
#112
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Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: NY Metro Area
Programs: AA 2MM Yay!, UA MM, Costco General Member
Posts: 49,044
LAX-PHL Wanda Sykes in the lounge in LAX and then I send her a tweet that she ignores (funny story ahead, and take note I am a newly crowned EP) I board the flight and quickly observe that someone is sitting in my aisle first class seat. The gentleman was very sweet and he was the other aisle seat and he quickly went to his rightful seat across from me. In this moment, I never looked around, just laser focused on my seat and my bum wasn't in it. When I took my rightful place, I looked to my right and a lady is sitting there with two Chihuahuas on her lap. I love dogs, but just not next to me on a flight LOL. I look over and my aisle buddy is chuckling to himself. He then turns to me and says, "not every battle you have to win" I busted out laughing. To make matters worse, who boards the plane and sits right next to the gentleman? Wanda Sykes!!!! They begin chatting it up and I can't take all the happy giggling and we begin to all collectively talk about why I am sitting with an attitude in my seat. I also mention that she never sent me a tweet back!! She goes on twitter and starts following me, initial aisle seat mishap guy thought it would be funny to follow me also and they begin to troll me with fun images of their time as seatmates. LOL...and the dogs farted the entire flight. I learned so many lessons from this....
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Sep 12, 2019, 3:33 pm
#115
Join Date: Jul 2019
Programs: AA Exec Plat, Marriott Bonvoy
Posts: 59
Saw Martin Short in LAX Admiral’s Club yesterday... followed by Alessandra Ambrosio in the terminal.
Nov 13, 2019, 7:04 pm
#116
Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: DCA/IAD
Programs: AA EXP; 1W Emerald; HHonors Diamond; Marriott Gold; UA dirt
Posts: 7,816
Rick Nielsen and Tom Petersson of Cheap Trick arriving into DCA from ORD on AA 1015. Group of fans / paparazzi types waiting for them at the Concourse C North check point.
Nov 13, 2019, 11:53 pm
#117
Suspended
Join Date: May 2013
Location: NYC
Programs: DL Diamond, AAdvantage EXP, Hyatt Explorist, HHonors Diamond, Avis First
Posts: 7,344
Nov 15, 2019, 4:22 pm
#118
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Dallas
Programs: AA Executive Platinum
Posts: 591
Mark McGrath from Sugar Ray at LAX T4 AC this afternoon seemingly unescorted and unbothered
edit: ended up at my gate for my 787 service to DFW. He boarded with group one unceremoniously
edit: ended up at my gate for my 787 service to DFW. He boarded with group one unceremoniously
Last edited by AAway; Nov 15, 2019 at 4:49 pm
Nov 15, 2019, 9:26 pm
#119
Join Date: May 2004
Location: DFW-In Plano & CDG-In the 11th
Programs: DL Diamond, AA revenue negative, Bonvoy Titanium +, Avis likes me
Posts: 3,209
No malice intended
Is there some reason we don't have any Doug Parker (or Isom or the rest of the cabal) sightings? In all seriousness, is there some FT rule? Just curious.
(Sarcasm on) They must travel. Maybe its on Delta. Or perhaps Spirit, so not to be recognized, and get/steal more great ideas. (Sarcasm off)
(Sarcasm on) They must travel. Maybe its on Delta. Or perhaps Spirit, so not to be recognized, and get/steal more great ideas. (Sarcasm off)
Nov 15, 2019, 10:45 pm
#120
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: NYC
Programs: AA EXP
Posts: 1,372
Is there some reason we don't have any Doug Parker (or Isom or the rest of the cabal) sightings? In all seriousness, is there some FT rule? Just curious.
(Sarcasm on) They must travel. Maybe its on Delta. Or perhaps Spirit, so not to be recognized, and get/steal more great ideas. (Sarcasm off)
(Sarcasm on) They must travel. Maybe its on Delta. Or perhaps Spirit, so not to be recognized, and get/steal more great ideas. (Sarcasm off)