Will she make it in time? Intrepid flight trackers on-line appear to suppose so.
On social media, followers of Taylor Swift and aviation journalists consider they’ve recognized Swift’s non-public jet, labeled “The Football Era.” It arrived from Tokyo’s Haneda Airport to Los Angeles’ LAX airport simply after 3:30 p.m. native time.
Her transportation plans onward to Las Vegas, the place her boyfriend, NFL star tight finish Travis Kelce, will play in Sunday’s Tremendous Bowl, have but to be revealed.
Representatives for Swift and VistaJet, the world’s solely international non-public aviation firm, didn’t instantly reply to AP’s request for remark.
Swift’s final tune was nonetheless ringing within the ears of hundreds of followers on the Tokyo Dome on Saturday night time when the singer rushed to a non-public jet at Haneda airport, presumably embarking on an intensely scrutinized journey to see Kelce.
“We’re all gonna go on a great adventure,” Swift informed the group earlier. She was talking of the music, nevertheless it may additionally describe her race towards time, which was to cross 9 time zones and the worldwide date line.
With a closing bow on the finish of her sold-out present, clad in a blue sequined outfit, the group screaming, strobe lights pulsing, confetti falling, Swift disappeared beneath the stage and her journey to the opposite aspect of the world started.
Her anticipated journey to see Kelce’s Kansas Metropolis Chiefs play the San Francisco 49ers in Las Vegas has fired imaginations, and hypothesis, for weeks.
“I hope she can return in time. It’s so romantic,” mentioned workplace employee Hitomi Takahashi, 29, who purchased matching Taylor Swift sweatshirts along with her buddy and was taking pictures simply exterior the Tokyo Dome.
About an hour after the tip of the live performance, AP journalists have been close to Haneda’s non-public jet space when minivans drove up and somebody went contained in the gate space, as 4 to 5 individuals carrying giant black umbrellas obstructed the view of the individual.
There was loads of proof on the live performance of the distinctive cultural phenomenon that’s the Swift-Kelce relationship, a nexus {of professional} soccer and the massive star energy of Swift. Along with individuals sporting sequined clothes celebrating Swift, there have been Kelce jerseys and hats and different Chiefs gear.
Some spent hundreds of {dollars} to attend the pop famous person’s live shows this week.
“Romeo, take me somewhere we can be alone,” Swift sang.
She gained’t discover that Sunday in Las Vegas when a sold-out crowd, to not point out hundreds of thousands all over the world, shall be watching her.
To name the worldwide scrutiny of Swift’s travels intense is an understatement.
Followers have tracked her jet. The planet-warming carbon emissions of her globe-trotting travels have been criticized. Officers have weighed in on her capability to park her jet at Las Vegas airports.
Even Japanese diplomats have gotten into the act. The Japanese Embassy in Washington posted on social media that she might make the Tremendous Bowl in time, together with of their assertion three Swift tune titles — “Speak Now”, “Fearless” and “Red.”
“If she departs Tokyo in the evening after her concert, she should comfortably arrive in Las Vegas before the Super Bowl begins,” it mentioned.
Takahashi, the fan on the Tokyo Dome, was conscious of the criticism Swift has confronted about her non-public jets however mentioned the singer was being singled out unfairly.
“Many other people are flying on business, and she is here for her work. She faces a bashing because she is famous and stands out,” Takahashi mentioned.
Swift has been crisscrossing the globe this week.
Earlier than coming to Asia, she attended the Grammys in Los Angeles, successful her 14th Grammy and a record-breaking fourth Album of the Yr award for “Midnights.” The present was watched by almost 17 million people. She additionally made a shock announcement that her next album is ready to drop in April.
Then the 4 live shows in Tokyo, and now the journey again to the States. She has adopted Kelce for much of the Chiefs’ season.
Swift is anticipated to fly to Australia later this week to proceed her tour.
“This week is truly the best kind of chaos,” she posted Wednesday on Instagram.
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Related Press author Mari Yamaguchi contributed to this report.
