Oprah, QANTAS and Australia!

[samh004]

LOL.

I don't think she's hurting too much though.

She appears to be in a tie for 400th richest with $2.4 billion.

 

[Flying High]

I can’t remember where it was noted about her carbon footprint flying in on her own jet

I wonder if she would have had the A380 not had any problems.

Oprah mix with the common folk - not likely!

And why do people fall for the impression that she is generous? The car stunt was courtesy of the car-maker, and she sure as hell isn't dipping into her own pocket to fly all these people out to Australia.

And she LOVES Qantas - just not enough to actually fly with them...

 

[odysseus]

She appears to be in a tie for 400th richest with $2.4 billion.

2.4 billion only gets you 400th place? It's a long way to the top!

 

[markis10]

I am completely confident Oprah wouldn't fly "commercial".

Did anyone get tickets to the show taping from QANTAS?

Correct, she has not got time to wait in lounges when time is money:

N54SL | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

Its her third after a Challenger then a GIV.

 

[ejb]

Correct, she has not got time to wait in lounges when time is money:

N54SL | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

Saw this at Execujet when I was at Sydney airport Saturday, certainly looks like a nice way to travel the world.

ejb

 

[Flashback]

Oprah gives away computers to Sydney school - Hardware - Technology - News - CRN Australia

Oprah Winfrey has given away computers to students and teachers of Canterbury Boys' High during the taping of her first Australian show in Sydney today.


The show invited 400 students from the south-west Sydney high school to the Sydney Opera House where Oprah made the announcement.

 

[Flying High]

And again with the misinformation - Oprah merely facilitated the giveaway. The computers were donated by HP and Microsoft. They should get the credit, not the big O. Has she dipped into her own pocket at any of these stunts? I suspect never - you don't get to be a billionaire by giving it away...

And does anyone else find it ironic that almost all the Australian celebrity guests she had come on to her show had to fly in to the country from the US where they live?

"Yes, Australia is such a wonderful country!" Just not quite wonderful enough to actually live here. Not that I'm a particularly big Russell Crowe fan, but at least Rusty still lives here!

 

[Austman]

Oprah has left the country

Accidentally noticed while checking my sister's flight to Nadi:

Today's International Arrivals & Departures at Nadi Airport
Thursday, 16 December 2010 2:35:11 PM

Flight No Aircraft STA ETA Origin Gate
N54SL GL5T 15:15 SYD

ATS Flight Information Service : Flight Information System : Air Terminal Services

 

[drewbles]

Re: Oprah has left the country

Accidentally noticed while checking my sister's flight to Nadi:

Today's International Arrivals & Departures at Nadi Airport
Thursday, 16 December 2010 2:35:11 PM

Flight No Aircraft STA ETA Origin Gate
N54SL GL5T 15:15 SYD

ATS Flight Information Service : Flight Information System : Air Terminal Services

Oprah takes the show to the islands

She's off on holidays. We're not good enough here

 

[medhead]

Re: Oprah has left the country

Correct, she has not got time to wait in lounges when time is money:

N54SL | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

Its her third after a Challenger then a GIV.

Saw this at Execujet when I was at Sydney airport Saturday, certainly looks like a nice way to travel the world.

ejb

Accidentally noticed while checking my sister's flight to Nadi:

Today's International Arrivals & Departures at Nadi Airport
Thursday, 16 December 2010 2:35:11 PM

Flight No Aircraft STA ETA Origin Gate
N54SL GL5T 15:15 SYD

ATS Flight Information Service : Flight Information System : Air Terminal Services

Did she have to come back? because I saw a jet that looked very much like that one land and taxi away from the runway at about 15:45 from the T2 QP. Well I thought it looked a bit more light blue then white, thought it might have been an airforce VIP jet. Couldn't whip out the phone camera quickly enough.