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

[Bundy Bear]

Peter Dutton in 1A on VA990 BNE-SYD tonight. Boarding was called earlier than usual (around 7:10-7:15 for a 7:50 departure). Almost makes one wonder if they can deliberately start boarding early to minimize the chances that VIPs are late.

Could it be also you don’t want a late passenger and miss curfew.

 

[p--and--t]

Could it be also you don’t want a late passenger and miss curfew.

At 7:15?

 

[drron]

I have had quite a few flights that leave early and arrive early. Even a couple of times on JQ. Never saw any VIP on the flights. sometimes things just happen.

 

[HirafuHeartAttack]

At 7:15?

7:50pm departure is 8:50pm in Sydney remember, it's landing time is 10:30ish. Looking at it's history it cuts curfew fine quite often.

 

[TonyD]

Sir Bob Geldorf in Syd Dom J lounge early November .

 

[Hvr]

Sir Bob Geldorf in Syd Dom J lounge early November .

So you were mixing with the great unwashed?

 

[Highway23]

Matt Shirvington doing BNE-SYD last Friday. Travelling cattle class with his family, good knockabout down-to-earth bloke.

 

[Mr_Orange]

Matt Shirvington doing BNE-SYD last Friday. Travelling cattle class with his family, good knockabout down-to-earth bloke.

Did he have an extra seat for his lunchbox?

 

[SYD]

Did he have an extra seat for his lunchbox?

Extra legroom seat?

 

[Flyerwin]

Do any of you try to get selfies with "celebrities" you bump into?

I've taken a selfie with Steve Wozniak when he and I were walking off an international J flight many years ago. And a couple of years ago, got as selfie with Julia Gillard who was standing behind me while queuing up to board a flight.

I also sat behind Alan Joyce once on a Syd-Mel flight in J just after the pandemic - he was in front row, I was in 2nd row. Every flight that day was delayed except for that flight. I didn't try to get a selfie lol.

 

[blackcat20]

Not flying but travelling; we spotted Jack Whitehall at dinner in CHC tonight. Apparently he has a few shows on this week.

 

[DejaBrew]

Not flying but travelling; we spotted Jack Whitehall at dinner in CHC tonight. Apparently he has a few shows on this week.

Wonder if Michael is travelling with him?

 

[DC3]

I thought that our AFFers would have come across many famous people over the years. However, looking over these posts, seemingly very few.

 

[RB001]

I thought that our AFFers would have come across many famous people over the years. However, looking over these posts, seemingly very few.

Maybe we do, but we don't recognise them (deliberately or otherwise).

Perhaps fame is in the eye of the beholder.

 

[VPS]

I thought that our AFFers would have come across many famous people over the years. However, looking over these posts, seemingly very few.

I could be sitting next to someone famous and have no idea. I might have heard of some of them but couldn’t pick them out of a line up

 

[Franky]

I thought that our AFFers would have come across many famous people over the years. However, looking over these posts, seemingly very few.

Quite a few years ago, I said much the same thing. I was excoriated for my opinion. Most of the ‘famous’ people named I’ve still never heard of….

 

[drron]

Back in my younger days I met or saw many "famous" people. That is if you call prominent politicians famous. Included chats with Sitiveni Rambuka twice and Laisenia Quaraise both within 2 weeks of the coups to become PM of Fiji.
The period from the mid 60s until mid 90s was the time scale. But well before AFF.

 

[p--and--t]

fame is in the eye of the beholder.

Couldn't have said it better.

So many wannabees (especially sport “stars” and air head “influencers”) not that many well known people worthy of special recognition.

 

[blackcat20]

Wonder if Michael is travelling with him?

His father? They're doing a show together tonight and I assume that was one of the people he was dining with.

 

[DejaBrew]

His father? They're doing a show together tonight and I assume that was one of the people he was dining with.

For anyone who doesn't know Jack Whitehall (comedian/actor) and his father, Michael (agent to the stars), and hasn't seen it already on Netflix, Travels With My Father is a great laugh.