SWALoveField From United States of America, joined Jan 2005, 179 posts, RR: 0 Reply 1, posted (7 years 7 months 1 week 6 hours ago) and read 2833 times:
Sat next to Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R)-Texas on a WN flight from DAL to HOU.
Loisencroach From United States of America, joined Sep 2005, 373 posts, RR: 5 Reply 3, posted (7 years 7 months 1 week 6 hours ago) and read 2818 times:
Loisencroach From United States of America, joined Sep 2005, 373 posts, RR: 5 Reply 7, posted (7 years 7 months 1 week 6 hours ago) and read 2778 times:
Waterpolodan From United States of America, joined Feb 2005, 1649 posts, RR: 5 Reply 12, posted (7 years 7 months 1 week 6 hours ago) and read 2721 times:
Well, that topic is archived so I'll just reply to this one. Flew from Montreal to Miami in '99 on AC, it was the morning after the grand prix which I attended and Rubens Barrichello (the year before he switched to Ferrari) was up in first class, got his autograph at the gate in MIA... Also, my uncle is good friends with Sean Connery as they are neighbors in the bahamas, and we flew with him from paradise island back to miami via bhimini on a chalks grumman seaplane when I was a kid.
Fbgdavidson From United Kingdom, joined Oct 2004, 3688 posts, RR: 31 Reply 13, posted (7 years 7 months 1 week 6 hours ago) and read 2702 times:
JER-LGW this summer in BA Club Europe sat next to Lord Carswell, one of the nine Law Lords (top people in House of Lords). He was only a BA Blue, bless him
A little more famous...in July 2001 I was flying LHR-LAX with my family in BA First. I checked in my favourite seat, 2A at the desk but when I got to the gate was moved to 4E as Anne 'You Are The Weakest Link' Robinson checked in late and requested my seat
My father flies a lot more than I and has sat beside the actor Richard Griffiths (Uncle Vernon in Harry Potter movies), Tiff Needell (motoring journalist) and Junior Marvin (lead guitarist with Bob Marley & Wailers). These are the only ones I can remember at the moment, he used to fly every other week up front on BA between LHR-LAX so must have seen more...
"My first job was selling doors, door to door, that's a tough job innit" - Bill Bailey
Buckieboy From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 14, posted (7 years 7 months 1 week 4 hours ago) and read 2693 times:
Yes,
I've sat next to the Manchester United footballer Dwight Yorke on the extremely antisocial early Monday morning flight from EDI to MAN. It looked like he had taken the trip up north to see his friend Russell Latapy who played for Hibernian the previous evening. He said nothing, whilst on the TV he came across as quite sociable. Also, one row behind the UK TV gardner Charlie Dimmock [EDI to BHX] who (for those of you who haven't heard of her) had quite a large chest and a habit of wearing tight jumpers. Very entertaining to see the behaviour of some of the middle aged men that night. .
Rmcf From Spain, joined Oct 2005, 202 posts, RR: 0 Reply 15, posted (7 years 7 months 1 week 3 hours ago) and read 2678 times:
Yes... Next to Roberto Carlos, the world famous Real Madrid Brazilian player some years ago on a BCN-MAD. I got his autograph and talked about football. A funny guy!
bye! rmcf
RODOL From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 16, posted (7 years 7 months 6 days 22 hours ago) and read 2658 times:
I sat across the aisle from Graeme Souness (former Liverpool and Scotland footballer/soccer player and current Newcastle manager for the unfamiliar), he said hello and was quite pleasant. That was on a bmi A320 MAN-LHR.
BCAL From United Kingdom, joined Jun 2004, 3384 posts, RR: 18 Reply 18, posted (7 years 7 months 6 days 9 hours ago) and read 2628 times:
Quoting Fbgdavidson (Reply 13): was moved to 4E as Anne 'You Are The Weakest Link' Robinson checked in late and requested my seat
These celebrities. Who do they think they are? If Anne 'You Are The Weakest Link' Robinson requested my seat, I would not hesitate to tell her to put her where the sun does not shine. Of course, the airline would move me to accommodate her, but it is the principle that counts.
MOL on SRB's latest attack at BA: "It's like a little Chihuahua barking at a dying Labrador. Nobody cares."
BCAL From United Kingdom, joined Jun 2004, 3384 posts, RR: 18 Reply 20, posted (7 years 7 months 6 days 8 hours ago) and read 2623 times:
Quoting BoeingATL (Reply 19): who sat next to someone well known while flying in coach? My reply would be never
Sir Adam Thompson, Chairman of BCal, always flew coach when flying his own airline, unless there was a spare seat in First Class after everyone had checked in. He refused any special or priority treatment, preferring that such treatment is given to the passengers who choose to fly his airline.
MOL on SRB's latest attack at BA: "It's like a little Chihuahua barking at a dying Labrador. Nobody cares."
Fbgdavidson From United Kingdom, joined Oct 2004, 3688 posts, RR: 31 Reply 21, posted (7 years 7 months 6 days 7 hours ago) and read 2611 times:
Quoting BCAL (Reply 18): These celebrities. Who do they think they are? If Anne 'You Are The Weakest Link' Robinson requested my seat, I would not hesitate to tell her to put her where the sun does not shine. Of course, the airline would move me to accommodate her, but it is the principle that counts.
At least I wasn't downgraded!
It was funny as I actually read a piece about her in the Sunday Times about filming and travelling to LA and she mentioned in passing that her preferred seat was 2A.
"My first job was selling doors, door to door, that's a tough job innit" - Bill Bailey
DeltaGator From United States of America, joined Sep 2005, 6341 posts, RR: 16 Reply 22, posted (7 years 7 months 6 days 7 hours ago) and read 2606 times:
While not next to her I was in front of Patti LaBelle on a flight from ATL to PHL last year. She had an entourage of 5 or so folks with her but they were all quite nice, not pushy, bitchy, or overly demanding like some celebrities.
"If you can't delight in the misery of others then you don't deserve to be a college football fan."
777ER From New Zealand, joined Dec 2003, 11350 posts, RR: 17 Reply 24, posted (7 years 7 months 5 days 12 hours ago) and read 2542 times:
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Had a few Ministers from parliament either beside me or behind me. Peter Jackson (director of Lord of The Rings) sat beside me once on an AKL-WLG flight.
25 AFC_Ajax00: Edgar Davids (the soccer player) on a KL AMS-JFK flight in C class. Jerry Seinfeld on a UA transcon from JFK-LAX in F class Gerard Depardieu on an AF
26 SDLSimme: I didn't sit beside him, but I was on the same flight as the Swedish hockey player Niklas Nordgren (now in Carolina Hurricanes) between ARN-SDL. He wa
27 Manc: I sat next to Tony Wilson, Factory Records and ITV presenter CDG-MAN, must be a Manc thing! Also been on the same flight as Blackburn Rovers, Dwight Y
28 Kgfive: Not sure if this counts but in Dec 2004 I chatted to Danny DiVitto in EWR, I was in the Presidents Club Lounge on route to MCO ( upgraded my OnePass M
29 BCAL707: I was 14, on a flight with my father from LAX to IAD, March 1976 on a TWA L-1011. Since it was the first leg of our journey to moving to West Africa,
30 Aerorobnz: I wouldn't have just taken that if you were checked in beforehand (and your Fflyer status too). That is unacceptable treatment of you- a premium pass
31 EI747SYDNEY: Great player, just a pity he plays for Tottenham now Rob
32 Aviation: My dear friend once strapped pharlaps heart into a economy seat on QF. Weird.... Cheers,
33 Kgfive: Best race horse there ever was and as usual the criminals got their way in the end.....nothing to do with the topic I know but wanted to reply....
34 717-200: Was non-revving on DL RDU-CVG one very early morning on an MD-88 The agent put me in F which was very nice. I did not realize it until midway through
35 Slashd0t: I sat a couple rows in front of David Usher on a Westjet flight from YYZ-YEG.. Funny thing, there was an article on him in that months westjet infligh
36 EI747SYDNEY: Oh yeah just remembered. But hey don't think this counts but I met Paul Gascoigne at LHR terminal 1. He was rushing around and asked me where the Scot
37 Lordanmol: Ive sat next to the head of telecommunications in India, but as soon as takeoff he ditched me. Regards
38 IAirAllie: Senator Joe Leiberman, well across the aisle, on the NY-DC delta shuttle.
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where the sun does not shine. Of course, the airline would move me to accommodate her, but it is the principle that counts.
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