Celebrities or semi-celebrities you have sat next to on LH Group flights

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Jul 23, 2008, 5:47 am

#421

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Originally Posted by flysurfer

Really?
And silly me always thought it depends on where they need to go and which airline best meets their schedule.

That would at least prove why some of them still fly AA/UA F and even spend money for it (or their agency/studio).

Jul 23, 2008, 6:30 am

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Originally Posted by flysurfer

Really? And silly me always thought it depends on where they need to go and which airline best meets their schedule.

This is too simple-minded...

Jul 23, 2008, 7:04 am

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Originally Posted by LH/LX

I have been so many times on LH and I never encounter any celebrities flying on their planes in any class. I think most celebrities fly on British Airways or American Airlines.
BTW once I sat next to Brian Adams on BA first class on YYZ-LHR sector.

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Originally Posted by DownUnderFlyer

Well, most British celebs will be on BA whereas most German celebs will be on LH I guess.

I guess you all read about Ex spice girl and wife of Beckham (forgot her name) and that she was on NZ LAX - LHR service in F the other day with her kids and entourage. Anyway, she was all prepared to go to sleep (no make up and wearing PJs) before take off. During take off, there was some problem with the plane, so they returned to the gate. All the passengers were bussed back to the terminal. Anyway, she made a big fuzz and insisted that she, her personal assistant and her kids would be allowed to stay on board until she was ready to appear in public again.

So, even British celebs don't fly BA or AA

Jul 23, 2008, 7:14 am

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Originally Posted by supermasterphil

she was on NZ LAX - LHR service in F

NZ has brought back F?
How could I miss this?

Jul 23, 2008, 7:15 am

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So, even British celebs don't fly BA or AA

Some even fly VS.

Jul 23, 2008, 7:16 am

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IIRC Gottschalk flies BA F a lot out of LAX. I guess most pax there don't recognise him there.

Jul 23, 2008, 7:18 am

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IIRC Gottschalk flies BA F a lot out of LAX. I guess most pax there don't recognise him there.

That was many years ago, before the liquid ban and stuff.

Jul 23, 2008, 7:37 am

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That was many years ago, before the liquid ban and stuff.

What has liquid ban to do with Gottschalk

Jul 23, 2008, 7:38 am

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Originally Posted by flysurfer

Yeah, right, studios fly B level union actors to junkets in Germany.

I don't know about junkets in Germany, but at least Disney flew them in F to London to film scenes. Disney had, at that time, something like a 45% discount with UA.

I remember one of the actors I sat next to. I was in 1A of course and he was in 1B. His name is Oded Fehr and he was in the first two Mummy films with one Mr. Brendan Fraser. But this was before the first Mummy was released and I'm pretty sure you would classify him as B-List. He doesn't appear to be in the new Mummy 3 though.

Jul 23, 2008, 7:47 am

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What has liquid ban to do with Gottschalk

Traveling with hand luggage. Don't you know that BA can be survived with hand luggage only?

Jul 23, 2008, 8:02 am

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Traveling with hand luggage. Don't you know that BA can be survived with hand luggage only?

So you have to bring your own Krug with you ?

Jul 23, 2008, 9:02 am

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So you have to bring your own Krug with you ?

No, as it will be confiscated.

Jul 23, 2008, 9:33 am

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What has liquid ban to do with Gottschalk

A lot.

Jul 23, 2008, 9:37 am

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Originally Posted by stimpy

I remember one of the actors I sat next to. I was in 1A of course and he was in 1B. His name is Oded Fehr

I know him. He's working enough to qualify for the junket curcuit. Of course, virtually nobody in Germany would publish an interview with him.

I saw Mummy 3 on Monday, it's better than the second installment.

Jul 23, 2008, 9:55 am

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Originally Posted by flysurfer

A lot.

Is he a boozer ?