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Beyoncé's Pimpin' Private Tour Jet

by Andrew Evans (RSS feed) on Jun 1st 2010 at 9:30AM

What? You think Beyoncé has her own special private airplane with black velvet seat cushions and a bedazzled fuselage all covered in blingetty-bling (with a ring on it) and with bottles of Vitamin Water lined up like a rainbow in her mirrored mini-fridge? Well, she doesn't. No doubt, girlfriend could afford it, but being the smart, sensible artist that she is, Beyoncé just chartered a plane from OpenSkies, the transatlantic all-business-class airline that flies nonstop between Washington, DC, New York City, and Paris.

Beyoncé and her entourage chartered the plane in February 2010 for the two-week South American leg of her recent "I AM... SASHA FIERCE" tour, beginning with a week of show dates in Brazil, followed by appearances in Argentina, Chile, Peru and finishing off with a last-stop carnival hurrah in Trinidad capital Port-of-Spain on February 18th.

The Boeing 757-200 ch art er jet that carried her from gig to gig is compact but with long-range capacity and lots of luggage space for all those crazy stage sets and costume changes. The all-business-class layout offers two cabins, one with 24 BIZ BEDS (seats that convert into a 180° fully flat bed) and another 40 BIZ SEATS (which recline only to 140°). Of course, Beyoncé slept up front in one of the BIZ BEDS, while her hairdresser and makeup team were most likely hanging out in the back of the plane. Flight attendants reported that "Beyoncé's really nice" but "not as tall as you think she is." (Yeah, you already knew that.)

OpenSkies is known for its spectacular French gourmet meals (in spite of its affiliation with British Airways) but most suspect that 28-year old Beyoncé chose the airline for its signature color, which is vivid lavender (expressed inside the airplane's lush interiors.)

So there it is. For all you Beyoncé fans who wonder how the Queen Bee travels from one sweaty stage to the next, that's it.

Filed under: South America, Tonga, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Peru, Caribbean

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

ADMR Jun 2nd 2010 8:18PM

A Boeing 757 - Oh My!

DAVE Jun 2nd 2010 8:42PM

WHO REALLY CARES WHAT CELEBRATIES HAVE OR HOW THEY LIVE. UNLESS YOU ARE A LOOSER THAT HAS TO MUCH ENVY

Lynn Jun 3rd 2010 9:21PM

I guess you, you are reading this!

gideon waxfarb Jun 2nd 2010 10:19PM

That's l-o-s-e-r Dave.

Dunk Jun 3rd 2010 12:48AM

Dave, out of 20 words in your post, three of them were spelled wrong, which means you did manage to spell 17 of them correctly (including the word 'a'). By sheer coincidence, 17 was also your age when you graduated from middle school. The number of girls who turned you down at the prom? 17. How many teeth are in your goofy looking skull? 17. I rest my case.

Hody who Jun 2nd 2010 9:42PM

Its oK Guys, it all about the Taxes u would do the same thing, you cant imagine it now because u are not in that world, but u are still beautiful.... and loved it just infomation.

Nancy Jun 2nd 2010 9:43PM

I flew cross country this March (used miles to upgrade first class)and we had those seats that convert into a 180° fully flat bed and they were nice. Now September when I go again I'll be back to the coach. lol oh well

Ruben Jun 2nd 2010 10:36PM

She's can have all the money in the world,.......and she's still a HO.hhah How'da like me now. ??? hahahha

bill Jun 3rd 2010 12:05AM

Beautiful jet for a beautiful woman.

The famous are rarely the significant. The significant are rarely the famous. Fiddlers are busy fiddling while Rome is burning.

michael Jun 3rd 2010 2:30AM

This article sucked, Big time! It comes on to say "Look at her jet", and then it shows one lousy Pic of one small section the plane... Big friggin deal!! Where are all the pics of such a grand aircraft, inside and out? Its kewl to fly private, and even if she was in a small one engine Cessna, they could easly show more pics... I wanted to see the aircraft, and who cares about her, and her mode of travel. Yeah, your right, what nonsense, and what a waste of time!!! A very Poor article and very Boring!!!