Famous people seen (or even met) whilst flying or lounging

[QF WP]

NSW Swifts (netball) team in Adelaide VA Lounge and on my flight to SYD now. Some of them could have done with J seat legroom.

 

[JohnSydney2000]

NSW Swifts (netball) team in Adelaide VA Lounge and on my flight to SYD now. Some of them could have done with J seat legroom.

Totally enjoyed this L. Fond greetings to +1.
I read of leg room , as I post with free wifi over Central Europe, in 2k on the QR A388.
I feel lucky today. Happy travels. John.

 

[Deleted member]

NSW Swifts (netball) team in Adelaide VA Lounge and on my flight to SYD now. Some of them could have done with J seat legroom.

Had to duck and weave through them in my hotel foyer

 

[Buzzard]

Had to duck and weave through them in my hotel goyer

I would not mind bumping into some of them

 

[ozbeachbabe]

Totally enjoyed this L. Fond greetings to +1. I read of leg room , as I post with free wifi over Central Europe, in 2k on the QR A388. I feel lucky today. Happy travels. John.

Is the free wi-fi only for the F cabin John? I will be flying QR BKK/DOH in whY on the A380 at the end of the month so I guess that would be a tad optimistic to expect it in whY. I did manage to allocate a window seat upstairs though. Ho hum.

 

[Dmac6345]

I would not mind bumping into some of them

I agree. Although they aren't as good as the Vixens

 

[JohnSydney2000]

Is the free wi-fi only for the F cabin John? I will be flying QR BKK/DOH in whY on the A380 at the end of the month so I guess that would be a tad optimistic to expect it in whY. I did manage to allocate a window seat upstairs though. Ho hum.

Greetings,
So, wifi is available for purchase for all QR (the airline) passengers. Prices, I don't know, will post if I can find out. In First, after take-off, a voucher is handed out which covers signing in for the duration of the flight. The service was a little patchy, as I expected. Best Wishes. John.

 

[ChrisGibbs]

Random QF Flights Over the Years

Dorothy the Dinosaur & Henry the Octopus - the members of the Wiggles cast who played their characters from time to time - QF107 SYD/LAX
Ron Moss - aka Ridge from Bold & The Beautiful - QF107 SYD/LAX
Cate Blanchett - QF1 SYD/DXB
Annie Leibovitz - Photographer - QF12 LAX/SYD
Dick Smith - QF108 LAX/ SYD
Hon. Bronwyn Bishop - QF108 LAX / SYD (same flight as Dick Smith)
Hon. Julia Gillard * 2 (Post Prime Ministerial role) - QF to HKG then QF Lounge in Hong Kong heading to MEL
Hon. Julie Bishop - QFxx_x SYD/CBR then again that afternoon QFxx_ CBR/MEL
Hon. Alexander Downer - Singapore Airport (being called over the PA running late for a flight) and again at Shenzhen Airport - China
Hon. Simon Crean - QFxx_ CBR / MEL
Hon. Bob Hawke - St Regis Hotel Beijing
Delta Goodrem - QF12 LAX/SYD
Sophie Monk - QF4xx MEL/SYD
Stefan Kendal Gordy (aka RedFoo) - QF11 SYD / LAX (two separate QF11 flights within one month of each other)
Jamie Oliver - BAxx_ BOS/LHR
AVM Angus Houston (Ret'd) - QF SYD/SIN, MH SIN/KUL, MH KUL/SIN, QF SIN/SYD - not long after the disappearance of MH370. I think he and his wife thought I was stalking them.
Jarryd Hayne - QFxx_ SYD-WLG and QFxx_ WLG-SYD (prior to the announcement of his intention to head to the San Francisco 49'ers NFL team)
Tim Sheens - Same flight as Jarryd Hayne
Brett Lee - SYD / BNE - after just missing out on the 20/20 Finals with the Sydney Sixers and heading to BNE to take up his commentary role with Channel Nine (the QF CSM spoke to him on departing the plane and said "Mr Clarke I wish you and the team all the best today in your game against India")
Richie Benaud - QF Business Lounge Sydney - he and his wife were heading to Perth
Greg Inglis
Adam Goodes
Geoff Huegill - QFxx_ MEL/SYD
Ange Postecoglou - QF451 SYD/MEL
John Terry (England Soccer Captain) - January 2010 - Baggage Carousel at T5 London Heathrow. I wasn't aware of who he was until I saw him on the UK news that evening along with the allegations of extramarital affairs. He introduced himself to me and I admitted that I didn't know who he was. He did say that he wished there were a lot more people who didn't know who he was.


AA Flagship Lounge T4 LAX

George Clooney
Phil Seymour Hoffman
Diana Ross
David Hasselhoff
Joshua Gomez (Plays Morgan Grimes in US Show Chuck)

 

[Cossie]

Bryan Dawe in the Qantas business lounge in Melbourne this afternoon, he left when flight to Sydney was called, I'm now at home and will get to see him live (I think) on TV in about 10 minutes.

 

[clazman]

Finally meet a famous person, Steve Nash retired NBA player

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Nash

Must confess, only reason I knew he was famous every one boarding the flight was starring and pointing at him.

Thank god the stewardess knew who he was

 

[rickylee]

I flew from SYD to CHC last year and on the same flight was the Dalai Lama.

He was very pleasant. His entourage, not so much.

 

[ozbeachbabe]

I flew from SYD to CHC last year and on the same flight was the Dalai Lama. He was very pleasant. His entourage, not so much.

Don't you just love the celebrity entourage & how they adore basking in the reflected glory of the famous one? Most of the time whenever you hear a celebrity causing a ruckus onboard an aircraft or altercation with airport security it's invariably always the entourage.

 

[Groundhog]

Don't you just love the celebrity entourage & how they adore basking in the reflected glory of the famous one? Most of the time whenever you hear a celebrity causing a ruckus onboard an aircraft or altercation with airport security it's invariably always the entourage.

Just watched the Whirling Dervish's perform in Istanbul and ran into an old favorite of yours Oz - David Koch and the Sunrise team, doing a peice on the performance. Kind of cheapened the whole experience knowing that he is here and will no doubt be in Gallipoli in a few days time adding to my enjoyment of Anzac Day.

 

[robd]

Just watched the Whirling Dervish's perform in Istanbul and ran into an old favorite of yours Oz - David Koch and the Sunrise team, doing a peice on the performance. Kind of cheapened the whole experience knowing that he is here and will no doubt be in Gallipoli in a few days time adding to my enjoyment of Anzac Day.

The Sunrise team are already there. Kochie reporting with the Blue Mosque in the background, as I type.

 

[Cynicor]

Here's an interesting one- got blocked from going into a lift by some sort of hired muscle. Realised they were bodyguards for some Asian (Japanese is my best guess from the garb) man. The guards looked at me very suspiciously the whole time.

He has a suite(s, actually) near mine at the Hilton Prague, top floor. When I got home that night the guard was posted outside his door, and the room is at the end of the corridor so no one would be there by mistake.

They also have rigged up an extra cctv camera monitoring the hallway and door!

The guard changed shift sometime in the morning so he must be someone special.

I think they left today but we're there over the weekend at least. Any thoughts/any good googles for ideas?

 

[Revolio]

Just watched the Whirling Dervish's perform in Istanbul and ran into an old favorite of yours Oz - David Koch and the Sunrise team, doing a peice on the performance. Kind of cheapened the whole experience knowing that he is here and will no doubt be in Gallipoli in a few days time adding to my enjoyment of Anzac Day.

Agreed Groundhog, certainly a smudge on the fabric of Australian society. Yet I briefly met Bruce McAvaney in the Virgin lounge last week and he is a charming, intelligent and balanced contributor to the Seven team. Seven should do some psychological tests and have a cleanout.

 

[drron]

Here's an interesting one- got blocked from going into a lift by some sort of hired muscle. Realised they were bodyguards for some Asian (Japanese is my best guess from the garb) man. The guards looked at me very suspiciously the whole time.

He has a suite(s, actually) near mine at the Hilton Prague, top floor. When I got home that night the guard was posted outside his door, and the room is at the end of the corridor so no one would be there by mistake.

They also have rigged up an extra cctv camera monitoring the hallway and door!

The guard changed shift sometime in the morning so he must be someone special.

I think they left today but we're there over the weekend at least. Any thoughts/any good googles for ideas?

The Praque Post says there was a conference of Japanese businessmen at Praque castle last week including the President of Toyota.

 

[ChrisGibbs]

This doesn't exactly fit the "on a plane" or "in the lounge" scenario however....

On Saturday morning May 9, 2009 I landed in Johannesburg from London not realising it was the inauguration of newly elected President Jacob Zuma. I was booked into the Sheraton Pretoria which is directly opposite the Presidential Palace where the inauguration was to take place. The hotel car wasn't able to access the hotel directly so I ended up walking the last 2km to the hotel as police had blocked off access. Checked into the hotel with a huge amount of security. For breakfast that morning I was ushered to a table in the lounge again with a huge amount of security on the floor. Other guests for breakfast that morning were Robert Mugabe (President of Zimbabwe) and Morgan Tsvangirai (Zimbabwe Opposition Leader). A visitor to the hotel that morning was Col. Muammar Gadaffi for a meet and greet with Mugabe.

 

[drron]

This doesn't exactly fit the "on a plane" or "in the lounge" scenario however....

On Saturday morning May 9, 2009 I landed in Johannesburg from London not realising it was the inauguration of newly elected President Jacob Zuma. I was booked into the Sheraton Pretoria which is directly opposite the Presidential Palace where the inauguration was to take place. The hotel car wasn't able to access the hotel directly so I ended up walking the last 2km to the hotel as police had blocked off access. Checked into the hotel with a huge amount of security. For breakfast that morning I was ushered to a table in the lounge again with a huge amount of security on the floor. Other guests for breakfast that morning were Robert Mugabe (President of Zimbabwe) and Morgan Tsvangirai (Zimbabwe Opposition Leader). A visitor to the hotel that morning was Col. Muammar Gadaffi for a meet and greet with Mugabe.

The Sheraton Pretoria certainly gets the dignitaries.We stayed there April 2013 just before Freedom day and many African leaders were staying there then.Lots of security.

 

[ChrisGibbs]

There is an older gentlemen who works looking after guests in the Exec Lounge at the Sheraton Pretoria. He spent some time talking to me about Malcolm Fraser and him being a good friend to the people of South Africa and Zimbabwe.