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

[BadgerBoi]

Federal member for the seat of Indi (in NE Vic) and Shadow Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research.

Simo, I knew she was a pollie, but even I had to check her profile. So you're not bad for not knowing her from Adam.

She often does Noddy duty for Tony Abbott, but only when Concetta Fierravanti-Wells is unavailable.

 

[Simsy85]

So its true, shadow ministers have a Commonwealth funded shadow!

Nope not true. All Federal MP's, Judges etc have access to ComCar's - its actually a cost saving measure - saves booking taxi's/private hire cars all the time..

eg a private hire car is about $70 for a short trip x 154 MP's, 76 Senator's and 9 High court judges. Even per day it just makes more sense to have a fleet of cars on standby.

Don't think of it as drivers, shadows, but of a large company that ALWAYS has execs travelling DAILY, and simply having people at the airport to pick them up, employed by the company, to drop the home/work - actually makes alot of sense.

btw - if you look REALLY hard at a domestic airport, in the arrival area there is an unmarked phone on the wall - thats the ComCar phone.

 

[Sprucegoose]

To be fair whenever I see Mirabella on television I always admire the job she does.

For the Labor party.

Ouch.....unfair.

 

[Simsy85]

To be fair whenever I see Mirabella on television I always admire the job she does.

For the Labor party.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

I Literally fell off my chair then....

 

[BadgerBoi]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

I Literally fell off my chair then....

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To keep on topic, I posted earlier in this thread that I once saw the great Little Pattie on a flight from Brisbane to Sydney, but I also need to add many years ago I spied Bob the Silver Bodgie puffing away on a cigarette outside the Melbourne domestic terminal.

 

[Movation]

I do the regular commute down to sydney from the Gold Coast for Work (every 2 weeks) and several times sat near/next to Baby John Burgers maybe we have the same travel agent.

 

[samiam]

She often does Noddy duty for Tony Abbott, but only when Concetta Fierravanti-Wells is unavailable.

Good one for the last 2x comments (can't like from this device!)

 

[samiam]

Nope not true. All Federal MP's, Judges etc have access to ComCar's - its actually a cost saving measure - saves booking taxi's/private hire cars all the time..

O/T- ummm why don't they have a motor vehicle and drive themselves around? Would be cheaper and they're just pollies

 

[Will]

Bundy Bear on the escalator coming up from the int->dom transfer bus at SYD T3 a few Sundays ago

 

[Sifor]

9 High court judges.

Don't you mean seven? You must be thinking of the US Supreme Court which has nine Justices.

 

[Hvr]

I do the regular commute down to sydney from the Gold Coast for Work (every 2 weeks) and several times sat near/next to Baby John Burgers maybe we have the same travel agent.

I've heard he's a real ham. :mrgreen:

 

[Chatterbocks]

hmm no one particularly exciting for me

bert newton - melbourne ansett golden wing (years ago naturally)
troy casser daly - sydney-LA-Dallas
Andrew peacock - same sydney-LA flight (one of the few people i have seen to actually don the full qantas pjamas!)

 

[aliens]

Raelene Boyle MEL QC
Rachael Berger on QF to LON

 

[Warks]

John Travolta...

well... maybe not today!

 

[BadgerBoi]

Rachael Berger on QF to LON

John Burger's dyslexic cousin?

 

[GCC]

A few months back was on a flight SYD - DRW with the Wiggles on board. Was interesting to see that the new yellow wiggle was in Y and the other wiggles were in J.

 

[rechoboam]

Was J full??

 

[GCC]

I think so - but couldn't swear to it.

 

[gumpy]

A few months back was on a flight SYD - DRW with the Wiggles on board. Was interesting to see that the new yellow wiggle was in Y and the other wiggles were in J.

Lol - too funny... can't believe he got shafted...

 

[gumpy]

I saw Peter Garrett the other day... No he didn't start singing. I considered singing to see if he'd sing with me but I couldn't do it...