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Old 19th September 2008, 04:37 PM
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Re: Famous people seen (or even met) whilst flying or lounging

chooms, I have to agree with you there ...
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Old 19th September 2008, 04:41 PM
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Re: Famous people seen (or even met) whilst flying or lounging

I was travelling on QF429 on Sunday, seated in row 4 of a 73H.

One row in front - in J - was Phil Gould and Matthew Johns.

I was going to say hello except I'm probably not in the league (no pun intended) of footy fans to strike up a good hook/conversation.
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Old 18th November 2008, 01:53 PM
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Re: Famous people seen (or even met) whilst flying or lounging

Heard a page for Mr Anthony Albanese to contact the service desk in the SYD business lounge 2 weeks ago. There was a flight or 2 cancelled to CBR so he may have been waiting to get on another flight.

On Sunday Brett Lee was in line in front of me at the business class check in. Not as tall as he appears on the cricket coverage. He had 2 cricket kit bags, must take batting very seriously. Then when I boarded the flight to BNE he was sitting in 2J and I was in 4D. Walked out of the aircraft almost together and I was going to wish him well for the coming summer but he was on the mobile phone and I did not want to disturb him.
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Saw Mr Lee a few years ago - OMG time 5:00am in MEL (I was checking in for International flight connecting out of SYD). There had been a one-dayer in MEL the previous evening.

Agree that he is surprising slight in stature ...
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Old 18th November 2008, 02:22 PM
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Re: Famous people seen (or even met) whilst flying or lounging

I was amazed to be standing behind Lachlan and Sarah Murdoch (plus their two boys) in the Jetstar check-in counter at HTI two weeks ago. Made me feel not so bad about having to fly JQ.
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I was amazed to be standing behind Lachlan and Sarah Murdoch (plus their two boys) in the Jetstar check-in counter at HTI two weeks ago. Made me feel not so bad about having to fly JQ.
Remember they have taken a bigger hit in the current financial mayhem than most of our combined assets.

You have to feel really sorry for them
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Re: Famous people seen (or even met) whilst flying or lounging

Eamon Sullivan in the Perth Qantas Club now.

Kim Beazley on QF583 Sydney to Perth Friday 14 November.

Malcolm Fraser on the 1pm Melbourne to Sydney Friday 7 November.
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Hi from newbie. Have been lurking around here for a while so thought it was time I joined...

About 5 years ago I was in the old BA FIRST lounge at LHR T4. I was actually the only person in the smoking room(those were the days...) when in walks this incredibly attractive woman. She caught me looking at her and gave me a rather demure smile. Took me about another 5 sec to realise she was Catherine Zeta-Jones.
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Not a shabby lady either - welcome to AFF, Panord.

Was at the Breakfast Creek Hotel yesterday with some members from this fine website and saw Trevor "The Axe" Gilmeister drinking at the next table. Always has a scowl on his face, so wasn't willing to chance going up to him to say "g'day" - being a Queenslander
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I was on a Hawaiin Air flight a few years ago out of Maui which was unexplicably delayed. Then in through the forward doors walked Aerosmith and we promptly took off. They apologised to everyone in the first few rows which was rather nice

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