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

simongr · #11 (**permalink**) 2nd March 2008, 01:18 PM

This is AFF we would argue that Brittany Spears is a good mother and that QF isn't Sydney centric - just trying to keep the peace

QF009 · #12 (**permalink**) 2nd March 2008, 02:22 PM

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Originally Posted by simongr

And to clarify the rules and prevent descent/dissent into the other thread - I am officially declaring that politicians (current and former) are not famous

That means I can't make a list of my heroes and heroines in this thread, like any good apparatchik.

Flying Fox · #13 (**permalink**) 3rd March 2008, 09:44 AM

So in lounges -

1. The whole Crows AFL team (not sure if that counts as I'm not a footy fan)
2. The whole Port Power AFL team
3. Rex Hunt (Fishing celeb)
4. Jeff Fennech (Boxing champ - not sure on the spelling)

Flying -

1. John & Mrs Singleton (Horse owner)
2. Ben Lee (Singer)

There are others but that's the best that my brain can come up with at the moment.....

ColinP · #14 (**permalink**) 3rd March 2008, 09:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Flying Fox

So in lounges -

1. The whole Crows AFL team (not sure if that counts as I'm not a footy fan)
2. The whole Port Power AFL team
3. Rex Hunt (Fishing celeb)
4. Jeff Fennech (Boxing champ - not sure on the spelling)

Flying -

1. John & Mrs Singleton (Horse owner)
2. Ben Lee (Singer)

There are others but that's the best that my brain can come up with at the moment.....

I hope you frisked Rex to check for cutlery.
I believe his antics at the ADL QP a few years ago resulted in the plastic knives we now have to endure.

serfty · #15 (**permalink**) 3rd March 2008, 10:24 AM

Off the top of my head-

Cathy Freeman in the MEL QP (Near Gate 3, before the CL was implemented).
Wayne (you bloody beauty) Grady, Peter Senior, Craig Parry and various other professional golfers one Sunday evening in the same old QP after a tournament at Royal Melbourne.
Ian (molly) Meldrum in seat 1D as myself, mini and mrs walked down the aisle to our seats.
Kate Ceberano, extremely board at ASP QP awaiting an 2 hours delayed flight to Sydney (transiting from DRW).

petcar · #16 (**permalink**) 3rd March 2008, 01:43 PM

Leo Sayer once between Sydney and Perth...... The Veronicas, nice enough to chat with me for a while....... Earnie Dingo in Brisbane Qantas Club, Kamal in Auckland airport when i was 15

JonnoP · #17 (**permalink**) 3rd March 2008, 02:56 PM

Mischa Barton - AA Club in LAX
Ian '****o ****son' - Ala Australian Idol - Drinks plenty of beer in the space of an hour between Syd-Mel.
The Kid from the HBA commercial - Another Mel-Syd flight
The Channel 10 Video Hits host who got is willy out at the Aria's and lost his job. QF J - HKG to MEL

straitman · #18 (**permalink**) 3rd March 2008, 07:54 PM

Mark Mitchell in MEL QP
Keith Urban upper deck BNE - LAX

Mal · #19 (**permalink**) 3rd March 2008, 07:59 PM

Richard Wilkins - WLG QP.
A few other public figures around the place.

Febs · #20 (**permalink**) 3rd March 2008, 09:32 PM

About two months after he was on the front cover of AA's "American Way":

Really, really nice guy. Also the star of my current favourite sitcom (US version of "The Office"). Good thing my status hadn't updated by then (I qualified on the SYD-LAX flight)...otherwise I would've headed straight to the FLounge and missed him.

The only other famous person I've ever seen at an airport is Mal Meninga, about 15 years ago!

(I did meet and get a photo with...wait for it...VANILLA ICE last year, but that wasn't at an airport.

)

Cheers,
- Febs.