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Not too long ago, I got here throughout a pilot’s discussion board and a thread on it asking in regards to the nicest celebrities pilots have flown. A few of these make a ton of sense ( you, Julie Andrews), however some had been a pleasant shock.1.
“Anthony Hopkins. Flew him again from LA. A delight and absolute gentleman.”2.
“Gordon Ramsay, lately. Totally pretty and charming, ‘Please name me Gordon.’ Simply wished a bottle of water and slept for the complete flight.”3.
“Celine Dion, once I was flying non-public. Fully pretty – even supplied to take us to dinner, however we needed to return to base.”4.
“Anne Bancroft and Mel Brooks. He was hilarious, however she was actually quiet, virtually shy!”5.
“The one one that basically impressed me and may impress each pilot right here was Sen. John Glenn. He got here up after a really tough flight. We had been the final airplane into KCLT because the others began going round after us. He shook each of our fingers, and he was flying coach.”7.
“Robert De Niro. Very nice, humorous, and pleasant. He was sporting a wig as a disguise.”8.
“Tom Cruise. Splendid fellow. Requested politely if he may come to the flight deck earlier than departure, whereupon he requested some questions and we chatted about his new P51. Clearly, he stayed on with Cameron Diaz for some pictures. Salzburg to Seville for the filming of Knight and Day.”9.
“Denzel Washington. Very pleasant and chatty. We had a superb chin wag within the galley.”10.
“Amy Winehouse. Met her a few instances. The final time she received off, and was pretty (clearly had been on the cooking sherry), and wished to understand how my day was, and what I used to be doing after work.”11.
“Prince William, a number of years in the past. Completely pleasant, very down-to-earth.”12.
“Sade. Beautiful, charming girl. Had time to talk with the crew and gave tickets to all of us on the flight, together with backstage passes, plus meet and greet pictures. She even invited the flight deck (us) to her live performance and made positive her assistants taken care of our tickets.”13.
“Michael Caine. Such a LOVELY man! Flew him to Venice for the movie competition, and he got here into the galley and had a chat with us and was simply so pretty.”14.
“Julie Andrews. Great, heat, and pleasant.”15.
“Zac Efron. Partaking, personable, and signed an autograph. These eyes do glimmer a lot extra in actual life. True gentleman!”16.
“Gerard Butler. Had the pleasure of assembly him on a Virgin Atlantic flight to LAX final month. What a pleasant man. He was very pleasant and chatty. An actual pleasure to speak with.”17.
“Grace Jones. I met her within the Senator Lounge at FRA. She requested me if I knew easy methods to use the therapeutic massage chairs, as I used to be nearly to get on one. I did not notice who she was till I heard the girl along with her deal with her as ‘Grace’, then the penny dropped. I supplied her the primary use of the massager, and he or she declined. She is appeal personified, very dignified and quiet. She should have been in her mid-fifties then; she regarded about 40.”18.
“Eric Clapton. A legend and a hell of a pleasant man. He gave the complete crew comps for them and their household to his live performance.”19.
“Kelly Rowland. Was pretty. She slept for lots of the flight as she had flown in from LAX, and we had been taking her on to her remaining vacation spot, however she fortunately posed for photos with the crew. Very down-to-earth and stunningly lovely.”20.
“Tina Turner. LHR–LAX in first-class. She sat on the ground for a number of hours taking part in with a child additionally touring in first-class. Charming and fully with out airs and graces.”21.
“Olivia Newton-John. I’ve taken her between LAX–SYD a few instances. So nice, pleasant, and well mannered.”22.
“Michael Douglas. A real ‘A’ lister. Completely charming, shook all people’s hand, and thanked us after the flight.”23.
“Sean Connery. Prime bloke. Sat within the cockpit for almost the entire flight and chatted about something from politics to soccer. Very nice.”24.
“Kate Hudson. Quiet, initiated dialog, confirmed a real curiosity in our lives, and felt extra like a superb pal than a passenger. She was even joking/teasing me a few very engaging bloke behind the scenes in financial system.”25.
“Jack Johnson was onboard one among my quick sectors between Sydney and the Gold Coast. He was a really nice man, clean voice, lovely tanned pores and skin, and likewise had his spouse/girlfriend with him in addition to his cute little son.”26.
“I met Ricky Martin in our coaching centre. He was there to do some filming in a flight simulator for a TV present. He was pretty, posed for pictures, and was very chatty. Disgrace I received actually nervous and couldn’t consider a single factor to say to him.”27.
Lastly, “Robin Williams. Probably the most down-to-earth, sweetest man. No entourage for him, boards quietly and low-profiles it. Very humorous and can chortle at your individual jokes.”
