Naomi Campbell Banned from BA!

[fozzyo]

Go BA!! VS would have probably given her a bunch of free flights.

BBC Story

Surely VS would have given her 10K Flying Club miles and an apology letter from an 'Executive Assistant to Sir Richard Branson'? That seems to be the standard reply to a UC complaint!

Well done BA for banning her. I guess the only problem is that she may now fly VS & the CH staff will be all over her like a rash to ensure she does not throw any tantrums in the Clubhouse.

[Darren Wheeler]

Precisely.

Oh please let her play up when I'm in there. 'A face you could never get tired of slapping!'

[fozzyo]

She'd probably insist they close the CH to everyone else.

[Darren Wheeler]

Maybe she could have her own personal CH, along with all the other Z-listers and let others enjoy the main CH in peace

Now other than reading OK and Hello magazine I don't much follow celebrity news ;-)

I loved this story. Pray indulge me...

There was a great bit of this story that wasn't ringing true at the start. The way it was originally portrayed was that one of her bags hadn't made the flight, neatly dovetailing the T5 baggage debacle. It read as if an FA had come up to her and told her that her bag hadn't made it. What? How would they know that? Why would they tell her then? Anyone else ever been informed at that stage of a flight that their checked bags hadn't made it? I don't think so!

However as it pans out, it seems that she attempted to take three bags onboard, two of which were pretty big from the pics I saw of them being loaded into the back of the car taking her from her cell. All Louis Vuitton monogrammed - very passŽ, darling. But I mean, would anyone in their right mind trust LHR baggage handling with such baggage as an advertisement to rip open and plunder?

Press reports also suggest that she was snotty as hell at the check in, dare I suggest that three bags is beyond the cabin baggage policy? Anyway she was denied access to a VIP area and had to mix with the hoi polloi in the F lounge. How did she mange, bless her?

Anyway, back onboard, pilot tells her she has to check one of her bags to get in line with BA cabin baggage policy, but she was demanding that she just had to have them with her as the contained dresses she needed for her job. She throws a hissy fit, crew give her an ultimatum (check bag or get off), coppers arrive, she gobs on one of them (classy, very classy), the rest is history...

Except, to top it all she throws in the race card. LOL!

Great story. Bless 'em all.

Cheers, Howard

Originally posted by fozzyo
Go BA!! VS would have probably given her a bunch of free flights.

Soooo sadly true ... witness Courtney Love et al. However, the down side is that you may now have the misfortune of Ms Campbell on your next VS flight [:0]. Good for BA.

Howard, BTW Louis Vuitton is not passŽ [V]. Mind you, I loved the 'classy' comment [:p].

[mitchja]

The Courtney Love saga was in fact all down to media hype and mis-reporting.

I remember receiving a letter from Flying Club/VS stating the true facts about that particular saga.

Regards

Howard, BTW Louis Vuitton is not passŽ [V]

I may live to regret saying this, but I view a plethora of in-your-face classic monogrammed stuff as akin to a gaggle of this Burberry check. Until recently I was proud to sport a Damier canvas Broadway LV briefcase for many years, but sadly my new lappy doesn't fit in it. I appreciate the subtlety, less is more, rather than the full on LV.

H

Lets stick her on a 13hr flight to Hong Kong in economy and see how her 'anger management2 course has worked.

Originally posted by Howard Long

Howard, BTW Louis Vuitton is not passŽ [V]

I may live to regret saying this, but I view a plethora of in-your-face classic monogrammed stuff as akin to gaggle of this Burberry check. Until recently I was proud to sport a Damier cnavas Broadway LV briefcase for many years, but sadly my new lappy doesn't fit in it. I appreciate the subtlty, less is more, rather than the full on LV.

H

I would not be so sure you will regret it Howard,

Whilst driving from our London home (which is in Hackney) to the West end some of the areas we drive through (fast and with doors locked windows up etc) it is evident there where there was once 'Burberry' handbags to be seen on the arms of the women - they are now sporting 'LV' ones so personally we wouldnt be seen with either !

Regards,

HG

[RichardMannion]

Oh Christ, please don't let this tw*t in the LHR CH. That is unless other prize mupper Halliwell is in there - coudl be an interesting 'discussion' between the two of them on whom gets the Sky Lounge area.

I'd like to see the policy that all pax in the CH are treated the same, none of this Z-list nonsense.

Originally posted by RichardMannion
Oh Christ, please don't let this tw*t in the LHR CH. That is unless other prize mupper Halliwell is in there - coudl be an interesting 'discussion' between the two of them on whom gets the Sky Lounge area.

I'd like to see the policy that all pax in the CH are treated the same, none of this Z-list nonsense.

& Macartney-Mills [:?]

[RichardMannion]

Originally posted by hackneyguy

Originally posted by RichardMannion
Oh Christ, please don't let this tw*t in the LHR CH. That is unless other prize mupper Halliwell is in there - coudl be an interesting 'discussion' between the two of them on whom gets the Sky Lounge area.

I'd like to see the policy that all pax in the CH are treated the same, none of this Z-list nonsense.

& Macartney-Mills [:?]

Ahh yes, forgot that Jim Henson Special. I think she is no longer a McCartney though. She tends to want the childrens room though - maybe for the colouring books!

Originally posted by RichardMannion
Oh Christ, please don't let this tw*t in the LHR CH. That is unless other prize mupper Halliwell is in there - coudl be an interesting 'discussion' between the two of them on whom gets the Sky Lounge area.

I'd like to see the policy that all pax in the CH are treated the same, none of this Z-list nonsense.

Ah,but all passengers are not equal Richard [V], and it's too late. The Dragon clan has had the 'pleasure' of her gracious presence in the CH already.
Rant mode commences...
Our phone throwing,TB spreading diva is the very same person who had one of her flunkies 'hijack' our check in to SYD last August, demanding that check in dealt 'immediately' with their 'VIP'. Oh, silly me, we were just ordinary fare paying (UC) passengers. Muppets that they were the check in staff colluded with this outrageous behaviour and abandonned us to comply with the demand.To say I was incandescent with rage is the understatement of the century.
Worse was to come - on entry into the CH I found the stairs to the skylounge and roof garden cordoned off. I went to the the concierge desk to ask why and was advised it was for a 'VIP' who didn't want to be harrassed by other passengers. The concierge looked a trite startled when I snarled 'I presume you mean La Campbell'.
My displeasure was obviously evident, as shortly after the duty manager came over (I hadn't requested him to) and granted me passage up to the roof garden if I so wished.No, I didn't so wish. I advised him that I just wanted all passengers to be seen as equitable, and treated accordingly in VS's eyes.No fawning over zelebs, no cordoning off nonsense. I also explained the extraordinary behaviour of VS staff at check in.His response was that Ms Campbell didn't want to be 'pestered' by people seeking her autograph. My response was that as she was a convicted criminal I thought this was highly unlikely and somewhat egocentric of her.
During her stay in the CH the normal punters (us) were virtually ignored[V][V] (how many wait staff does it take to serve a zeleb....? Answer - all of them!!!).After an hour or so she flounced off to catch her flight to NBO (presumeably something to do with her hotel interest in Malindi?) and normal service was resumed.Hoo bleeding rah.
Rant mode off....
Superbitch mode on...[}:)]
She's a bit less glam without all the slap and she's incredibly knock kneed. Her mother on the other hand is absolutely stunning!

Glad BA have taken action- the downside is that I fear she'll now be a more frequent visitor in the CH[n][n]

[honey lamb]

DL, I adore you! First your Heather Mills rant and now this one [^] You don't take any prisoners, do you?

I think I too would ahve been incandescent with rage at the check-in palaver

Originally posted by honey lamb
DL, I adore you! First your Heather Mills rant and now this one [^] You don't take any prisoners, do you?

I think I too would ahve been incandescent with rage at the check-in palaver

Oh dear- maybe I am turning into a grumpy old woman afer all[:D]. Usually I'm a peace loving kind of girlie but these two waste of spaces seem to bring out the worst in me[}:)]

I my travels I have met a few zelebs and I always like to answer their question with my stock answer no sorry I dont know who you are !!!! dont know why but it seems to make them go away.

[RichardMannion]

Yes DL, that exactly the kind of behaviour that shouldnt be tolerated. Makes me laugh, as I've seen many a true Celeb in my travels and they just wanted to be treated like everyone else. Quite happy to lounge round in the CH, and not demanding special attention.

Can't beleive I am saying this, but when the Bitches saw Jordan and Peter Andre in the CH last year, they were quite happy to sit with everyone else in the Brasserie. It was the staff on this occasion that were the problem, as they were fawning over them.

Originally posted by RichardMannion
Jordan and Peter Andre in the CH last year

Really? Jordan and Peter Andre? You name dropper, you.[:p]

H

[fozzyo]

Now if we can only engineer a flight that includes Madam Campbell, HoneyLamb and DragonLady - that would be worth paying for I'm sure. [}:)]

Well done BA for doing the right thing and not tolerating the antics of this spoilt diva. I think her fellow pax in F had a lucky escape.

Last year I spotted Kim Cattrall in the CH at the Brasserie stuffing her face with some lovely CH chow. Imagine my surprise to find her sitting across from me in UC on the flight to JFK. After some CC attempts to fawn were brushed aside, she settled down and there wasn't a peep out of her! [y]

A friend of mine recently had the pleasure of sitting next to Catherine Zeta Jones in F on a BA flight to LGW. He told me that she was friendly and charming and that she looked great without any makeup on[xx(]

So sometimes celebs can behave themselves, I just guess that 'well behaved celebrity travels on aircraft' doesn't make interesting news!

[Decker]

Ah Ms Zeta Jones... if we ever meet at a social remind me to bore you with the Wine Bar Xmas party when she lived in the same apartment block as me (well I was there first)... lovely lady

Originally posted by Howard Long

Originally posted by RichardMannion
Jordan and Peter Andre in the CH last year

Really? Jordan and Peter Andre? You name dropper, you.[:p]

H

When I had Matt Damon behind me recently (well in the seat, everything else dream on) he was a delight, completely down to earth and pleasant. I'd argue his star rating is higher than La Campbell, old Spice etc. Older ones may remember my story of Colin Farrell and his smelly feat, also charming if drunk. Why is it that the stories we hear are all of divas throwing their toys out of the pram?

However, as others have said, more oftent han not the problem is CH staff or FA fawning - get over it [V] !

Originally posted by MrsG
Well done BA for doing the right thing and not tolerating the antics of this spoilt diva. I think her fellow pax in F had a lucky escape.

Having pics or even better a vid of her temper tantrum would have been worth a mint - certainly enough to bay for the round trip in F!

H