Will he make it in time?
Intrepid flight trackers suggest yes.
On social media, fans of
Taylor Swift
, as well as journalists specializing in aeronautics and entertainment, believe they have identified the pop star's private jet, with the name
“The Football Era”
, which landed from
Haneda
airport. from Tokyo to
LAX
in Los Angeles on Saturday afternoon.
It is not yet known how she will get to Las Vegas, where her boyfriend
Travis Kelce
, star
tight end
of the
Kansas City Chiefs
, will play in the
Super Bowl
against the
San Francisco 49ers
.
But everyone agrees that the singer of the moment will be one of the more than 65 thousand people who will be present this Sunday from 8:30 p.m. (ESPN and Fox Sports) at the monumental
Allegiant Stadium
.
Swift's latest song was still ringing in the ears of thousands of fans at the Tokyo Dome on Saturday night, when the singer rushed out to catch the private jet in Haneda to embark on a pinpoint and intensely analyzed journey to see in live and direct to Kelce and his companions.
“We’re all going on a big adventure,”
Swift previously told the crowd.
She was referring to the music, but she could also have been describing her future race against the clock, which had to cross nine time zones and the international date line to arrive on time.
Dressed in a blue sequined gown and taking a final bow at the end of her sold-out show,
Swift disappeared beneath the stage
as the crowd screamed, strobe lights pulsed and a shower of confetti still fell.
She then began her journey to the other side of the world.
Her long-awaited trip to see the Chiefs and Kelce play the San Francisco 49ers this Sunday afternoon, US time, fired the imagination of fans - hers and football fans - over the past few weeks.
“I hope she can arrive on time.
"It's very romantic
," said office worker 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, Associated Press
journalists
were near the Haneda private jet area when minivans arrived and someone entered the boarding gate area while four or five people carrying huge black umbrellas obstructed the view of the chroniclers.
Taylor Swift shined in Tokyo.
Photo: AP
At Saturday night's concert, there
was plenty of evidence of the unique cultural phenomenon that is the Swift-Kelce relationship
, a nexus between professional football and the singer's enormous star power.
In addition to those wearing sequin dresses celebrating 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 we can be alone
,” Swift sang on Saturday.
She won't find that on Sunday in Las Vegas, where she'll be watched by a sold-out crowd, not to mention millions of people around the world.
Jeff and Courtney Ravsik, of Denver, dressed as Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift, greet fans at Harry Reid Airport in Las Vegas.
Photo: AFP
To call global surveillance of Swift's travels intense is an understatement.
Fans have followed her jet.
The carbon emissions from her travels around the world have been criticized for contributing to global warming.
Even Japanese diplomats got into action.
The Asian country's embassy in Washington published on its social networks that Swift could arrive at the Super Bowl on time and included in its statement three Swift song titles: “Speak Now,” “Fearless” and “Red” (Red).
“If she leaves Tokyo the night after her concert, she should comfortably arrive in Las Vegas before she starts the Super Bowl
,” she said.
Takahashi, the fan at the Tokyo Dome, was aware of the criticism Swift faces for her private jets, but said the singer was unfairly singled out. “A lot of other people travel for business, and she's here for her job.
“She faces attacks because she is famous and stands out,” she said.
Swift has toured the world this week.
Before traveling to Asia, she attended the Grammy Awards ceremony in Los Angeles, where she won her 14th Grammy and a record-setting fourth Album of the Year award for
Midnights
.
The broadcast was seen by almost 17 million people.
She also made a surprise announcement that her next album is ready to go on sale in April.
The passionate hug between Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce at the end of their second show in Argentina.
Photo: Twitter
Then came the four concerts in Tokyo and now a rushed trip to try to get to Las Vegas to see Kelce, whom he accompanied for much of the Chiefs' season.
Be careful, the American football star is not far behind.
The passion is reciprocal.
In fact, she was in Argentina to accompany her love in some of the recitals that she offered on the River court.
If all goes as planned, Swift is expected to fly to Australia later in the week to continue her tour.
“This week is truly the best kind of chaos
,” Swift posted Wednesday on Instagram.
The Super Bowl of millions and private flights
Swift is not the only one who made the decision to charter a plane to get to Las Vegas.
The Super Bowl fever between the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers this Sunday at Allegiant Stadium 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
the economic shock caused by this Super Bowl being held in Sin City at around 500 million dollars
, where 150,000 extra visitors will come this weekend to watch the grand finale. of American football.
In total, more than 300,000 tourists are expected to gather there this weekend.
As is usual during the Super Bowl weekend, the airports of the city that hosts it register a notable increase in arrivals of private flights. This year in Las Vegas, close to a thousand arrivals are expected, according to estimates by 'The New York Times' alleging studies from the specialized page 'WingX'.
Madness in Las Vegas for the Super Bowl.
Photo: EFE
The same page calculated that 562 private flights landed last year in Glendale, Arizona, on the Super Bowl weekend between the Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles and that the previous year there were 752 extra landings in Los Angeles.
Las Vegas airports face enormous air traffic and the vast majority of seats for private planes are already sold out.
Commercial airlines also increased the number of their flights to take advantage of the enormous demand, particularly from the San Francisco Bay and Kansas City.
Sources: AP and EFE