Taylor Swift’s odyssey, the private jet boom and the rain of dollars: the unexpected B-side of the Super Bowl in Las Vegas between Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers

Will he be able to get there in time? Intrepid flight trackers suggest so. On social networks, admirers of Taylor Swiftjust as journalists specializing in aeronautics and entertainment believe they have identified the pop star’s private jet by name “The era of football”who landed from the airport Haneda from Tokyo to LAX from Los Angeles on Saturday afternoon. It is not yet known how she will get to Las Vegas, where her boyfriend is staying Travis Kelce, narrow end stellar of Kansas City ChiefsHe will play superbowl against the San Francisco 49ers. But everyone agrees that the singer of the moment will be one of the over 65 thousand people who will be present this Sunday from 8.30 pm (ESPN and Fox Sports) at the monumental Alliance Stadium.

Swift’s latest song was still ringing in the ears of thousands of fans Saturday night at the Tokyo Dome, as the singer rushed to catch the private jet in Haneda to embark on a precise and intensely analyzed journey to be seen live and live in Kelce . and her companions.

“We will all begin a great adventure” Swift had already told the crowd. He was referring to the music, but he could also have been describing his future race against time, which would have to cross nine time zones and the international date line to arrive on time.

Dressed in a blue sequined dress and taking a final bow at the end of her sold-out show, Swift disappeared under the stageas the crowd screamed, strobe lights pulsed and more confetti rained down. Then he began his journey to the other side of the world.

His long-awaited trip to watch the Chiefs and Kelce play against the San Francisco 49ers this Sunday afternoon, US time, has sparked the imaginations of fans – his and football fans – in recent weeks. “I hope it can arrive in time. It’s very romantic.”said employee Hitomi Takahashi, 29, who bought matching Taylor Swift T-shirts with her friend and took selfies outside the Tokyo Dome.

About an hour after the end of the concert, journalists from The associated press They were near the Haneda private jet area when the minivans arrived and someone entered the gate area as four or five people with huge black umbrellas blocked the journalists’ view.

At the Saturday evening concert, hThere is plenty of evidence of the unique cultural phenomenon that is the Swift-Kelce relationship.a link between professional American football and the singer’s enormous star power.

In addition to those wearing sequined gowns in homage to Swift in the packed Tokyo Dome, there were Travis Kelce t-shirts, hats and other merchandise celebrating the Chiefs. Some in Tokyo spent thousands of dollars to attend the pop superstar’s concerts this week.

“Romeo, take me somewhere where we can be alone.”, Swift sang on Saturday. You won’t find him Sunday in Las Vegas, where a sold-out crowd will watch the show, not to mention millions of people around the world.

To call the global surveillance of Swift’s travels intense is an understatement. Fans followed his jet. Carbon emissions from his travels around the world have been criticized for contributing to global warming.

Japanese diplomats also sprung into action. The Asian country’s embassy in Washington posted on its social networks that Swift might make it to the Super Bowl in time and included in its statement three Swift song titles: “Speak Now,” “Fearless” and “Red.” ). “If you leave Tokyo the night after the concert, you should arrive comfortably in Las Vegas before the start of the Super Bowl.”He said.

Takahashi, the Tokyo Dome fan, was aware of the criticism Swift faces for her private jets, but said the singer was unfairly targeted: “A lot of other people travel for business, and she’s here for her Work. She faces attacks because she is famous and stands out,” she said.

Swift has been all over the world this week. Before traveling to Asia, he attended the Grammy Awards ceremony in Los Angeles, where he won his 14th Grammy and a record-breaking fourth award for Album of the Year. Midnight. The broadcast was seen by nearly 17 million people. She also made a surprise announcement that her next album will be ready to go on sale in April.

Then came the four concerts in Tokyo and now a hasty trip to try to get to Las Vegas to see Kelce, who he accompanied for much of the Chiefs’ season. Attention, the American football star is no exception. The passion is mutual. In fact, he was in Argentina to accompany his love in some of the recitals he offered on the River field.

If all goes as planned, Swift is expected to fly to Australia later in the week to continue her tour. “This week really is the best kind of chaos.”Swift posted on Instagram on Wednesday.

The Super Bowl of millions and private flights

Swift isn’t the only one making the decision to charter a plane to get to Las Vegas. Super Bowl fever between the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers this Sunday at Allegiant Stadium has triggered private flight traffic, increasing the economic and environmental impact of the NFL grand finale.

A study by the United States Chamber of Commerce estimates approx $500 million economic shock caused by the Super Bowl held in Sin City, which will see another 150,000 visitors this weekend to watch the American football final. In total, more than 300,000 tourists are expected to gather this weekend.

As usual during the Super Bowl weekend, the airports of the city hosting it record a notable increase in private flight arrivals: this year almost a thousand arrivals are expected in Las Vegas, according to estimates from ‘The New York Times’ alleged studies from the specialized page ‘WingX’.

The same page calculates that 562 private flights landed last year in Glendale, Arizona, on the weekend of the Super Bowl between the Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles and that the previous year there were 752 more landings in Los Angeles.

Las Vegas airports face huge air traffic, and the vast majority of seats on private planes are already sold out. Commercial airlines have also increased the number of their flights to take advantage of the huge demand, particularly from the San Francisco Bay Area and Kansas City.

Sources: AP and EFE