5:49 PM PT — Taylor’s journey is sort of at an finish … ‘trigger she simply hopped off the aircraft — although her entourage did her greatest to cover her.
Right here’s a snap of the pop star hopping into an SUV … virtually fully coated by a light-weight blue umbrella held by one in all her crew members and a automobile door, however we’re assured that is her.
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The SUV she’s entering into appeared to tug as much as the airport not that way back … adopted by a pair extra vehicles with fully tinted home windows — virtually definitely Tay’s motorcade.
Unclear what the following vacation spot is perhaps … although it appears fairly clear she’s headed to her Bev Hills mansion.
4:00 PM PT — The aircraft believed to be carrying Taylor Swift has landed in Los Angeles — and folks had been watching far and broad on livestreams that captured the momentous landing.
The L.A. Flights YouTube Channel was documenting the entire thing, and captured the second it hit the bottom to the moments it began coming down the taxiway because it went towards a non-public hangar at LAX. Good angles on the personal jet too … you could possibly completely see it.
One notable factor concerning the jet was the truth that all of the home windows had been closed because it got here in for a touchdown … which is fascinating. If TayTay’s on there, appears she did not wanna be seen.
Unclear if anybody’s gotten off but … however everybody’s ready on photographs of her leaving the airport in some unspecified time in the future — assuming she does not refuel and take off once more. Everybody’s watching.
We must always be aware … the scene at LAX is crawling with cops and additional safety. Appears like somebody large is on the town — and most everybody believes it is the Princess of Pop herself.
Welp, Taylor Swift’s taken off from Tokyo … and tremendous followers are monitoring a aircraft they’re fairly certain she’s on — and from the seems of it, she’s headed for Los Angeles, not Las Vegas.
Here is the deal … a ton of Swifties are monitoring a flight that left Tokyo’s Haneda Airport at roughly the identical time it appears Swift did. Its present vacation spot — L.A., particularly LAX … and it is anticipated to the touch down later right this moment.
Let’s be clear, we do not know for sure if that is Taylor’s jet or not — this is not the one she usually makes use of, it appears — however all indicators level to this being an plane carrying the celebrity again stateside … nearer to her Bev Hills dwelling, versus Vegas … the place Travis Kelce and co. clearly are proper now. So the query … why would she be touchdown in L.A.?
Nicely, frankly … there are a variety of causes Taylor is perhaps stopping within the Metropolis of Angels earlier than heading on to Sin Metropolis — however some theories make much more sense than others.
At the beginning … the problem of customs has been raised by some as a potential cause she’s stopping off in L.A. first. Taylor’s getting back from a international nation, and even mega pop stars must have their planes checked by customs brokers — one thing a handful of followers are theorizing she must do in L.A. … y’know since it is a large airport and all.
Seems, that is unlikely. We have seemed up official FAA pointers, they usually state you solely need to land at some extent of entry to get again to the U.S. after flying in from a international nation — and seems, Las Vegas’ Harry Reid Worldwide Airport matches the invoice — it is listed as a kind of factors of entry she might use. Customs might simply test her if she landed in Vegas.
A extra possible cause she ain’t going straight to Vegas … the airport in Vegas is operating out of parking spots for personal planes — probably the most important first-world drawback in historical past.
Take a look at this pic from a neighborhood Vegas social account … the airport’s packed to the gills, and The Athletic reviews spots for personal planes had been all snatched up at the least a number of weeks earlier than Tremendous Bowl weekend … so, any procrastinating jet setters are out of luck.
Now we all know Taylor’s crew is not like that — she might nicely have secured her spot some time in the past — however there’s nonetheless a significant parking concern for PJs on the airport … tons of NFL gamers, execs and different celebs are flying in, in order that they’re taking on a variety of area.
Experiences have steered Taylor might nonetheless fly in and land at Harry Reid if she was dead-set on doing so, however her jet may not be capable to keep if she did not lock down a parking spot already — so it’d probably need to be a fast drive-by/drop-off kind deal if she was insistent on it.
However let’s be actual … it is Taylor freakin’ Swift, y’all — if she desires a spot on the Vegas airport, she’s getting one, so we do not assume a parking state of affairs is really maintaining her outta city.
Now, for a more likely clarification for why TS would possibly skip heading to Vegas tonight … TMZ has confirmed the existence of a specific rule within the NFL — specifically, gamers are NOT allowed to stick with wives/GFs the evening earlier than video games — any video games. And also you wager your ass that goes double for Tremendous Bowl week … and we’re listening to in its full impact this week.
We do not know if this can be a league-wide mandate, if it varies from crew to crew, or even when it is simply an unwritten rule handed down over time — all we all know for sure is that with regards to Tremendous Bowl Sunday, the gamers are principally on lockdown for the wee hours of the evening.
Because it pertains to Taylor Swift … flying hours and hours to see her man, Travis, play appears to be the larger deal right here — and whereas we’re certain she’d like to see him as a lot as potential beforehand, there’s not a lot of an incentive to hurry to Vegas with such strict restrictions.
Now, Taylor’s obtained a home right here on the town (L.A.) … so if she is not heading straight to Vegas from L.A. later this afternoon — which is when she’s anticipated to land — she will be able to presumably relaxation up after a tiring journey and make the straightforward hour-long flight to Vegas tomorrow AM.
She’ll nonetheless be capable to land method earlier than kickoff, meet up along with her and Travis’ households on the suite he paid for and doubtless really feel an entire heck of quite a bit higher earlier than cheering her head off.
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T-Swift’s a girl of thriller with regards to journey … and he or she might shock us all by really going to Vegas tonight — so we’ll simply have to attend and see what Taylor decides.
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