Southwest Celebrity Sightings
Mar 5, 2009, 11:49 am
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Mar 6, 2009, 6:03 am
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The Maloof Brothers
http://www.sacbee.com/static/weblogs...es/020370.html
MALOOFS MAKE SACRIFICES TOO
I've been meaning to follow up with a few notes in regards to recent coverage and offer a couple of disclaimers ...
First and foremost, the Kings aren't alone when it comes to the cutbacks we keep talking about in the paper. It truly has become a league-wide trend, and we'll likely have a larger story on that reality soon. I mentioned a few more in Tuesday's paper, and inadvertently left a relevant cutback out off the list:
The Maloofs are flying commercial.
That's right, the Kings' co-owners are done with the pricey, private jets and are bouncing in and out of airports with the rest of us when traveling from Sacramento to Los Angeles to Las Vegas and wherever else their endeavors take them. And from what I'm told, their airline of choice is Southwest.
On the downside, the security lines, baggage claim delays and tightly compacted seats certainly elicit some culture shock. But there is a positive that I can attest to, as enough flights on Southwest earns you an annual companion pass and - alas! - more savings. So long as Joe and Gavin fly together, of course.
What's more, the Maloofs have yet to make any layoffs in these tough economic times. That's more than most struggling companies can say.
I've been meaning to follow up with a few notes in regards to recent coverage and offer a couple of disclaimers ...
First and foremost, the Kings aren't alone when it comes to the cutbacks we keep talking about in the paper. It truly has become a league-wide trend, and we'll likely have a larger story on that reality soon. I mentioned a few more in Tuesday's paper, and inadvertently left a relevant cutback out off the list:
The Maloofs are flying commercial.
That's right, the Kings' co-owners are done with the pricey, private jets and are bouncing in and out of airports with the rest of us when traveling from Sacramento to Los Angeles to Las Vegas and wherever else their endeavors take them. And from what I'm told, their airline of choice is Southwest.
On the downside, the security lines, baggage claim delays and tightly compacted seats certainly elicit some culture shock. But there is a positive that I can attest to, as enough flights on Southwest earns you an annual companion pass and - alas! - more savings. So long as Joe and Gavin fly together, of course.
What's more, the Maloofs have yet to make any layoffs in these tough economic times. That's more than most struggling companies can say.
Mar 6, 2009, 3:36 pm
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Coolio
http://www.tmz.com/2009/03/06/coolio-busted-for-crack/
TMZ has learned Coolio has just been arrested at LAX for possession of crack cocaine.
We're told the rapper was going through a security screening to get to his Southwest Airlines flight when a screener found crack cocaine on his person. [...]
We're told the rapper was going through a security screening to get to his Southwest Airlines flight when a screener found crack cocaine on his person. [...]
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Mar 13, 2009, 12:01 pm
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Mar 30, 2009, 7:33 am
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Bono on SWA
We were flying from LA (LAX) to Orlando (MCO) last week and there was Bono from U2 on our plane. We got a chance to speak few words with him. He was great and easy going. As far as we can tell, he was flying alone. My question is why was he flying SWA? I would have figured someone like him would fly first class or a private jet.
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Mar 30, 2009, 10:32 am
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We were flying from LA (LAX) to Orlando (MCO) last week and there was Bono from U2 on our plane. We got a chance to speak few words with him. He was great and easy going. As far as we can tell, he was flying alone. My question is why was he flying SWA? I would have figured someone like him would fly first class or a private jet.
(a) it was really a look alike and not the genuine article or
(b) he cares too much about the enviroment to go private jet and SW served his schedule the best.
Mar 30, 2009, 10:46 am
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Mar 30, 2009, 1:04 pm
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Either way, it was pretty cool to see someone with his celebrity status on our flight.
Mar 30, 2009, 8:14 pm
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I used to live in West LA and worked in Burbank. If I had the funds and my time were that important, I'd fly instead of drive too. Traffic there is crazy for much of the day. 1.5 hour commute one way was pretty typical.
I can see flying Southwest as a celebrity. Unless you charter, there isn't a better airline for a lot of them. Most are coming/going to CA. If you've seen the flight schedules for Southwest in CA, it's hard to beat the convenience. Plus, they leave on time more than most others and they don't lose your luggage as often. On short hop flights, how separated is FC really going to be anyways?
I can see flying Southwest as a celebrity. Unless you charter, there isn't a better airline for a lot of them. Most are coming/going to CA. If you've seen the flight schedules for Southwest in CA, it's hard to beat the convenience. Plus, they leave on time more than most others and they don't lose your luggage as often. On short hop flights, how separated is FC really going to be anyways?
Apr 1, 2009, 5:28 pm
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I've seen Antonio Fargas numerious times on OAK flights to and from LA and LAS. I aslos saw Howard Lederer, poker player, coming off a flight to LAS.