For most of us, we only know the glamorous world of economy air travel. Sure, it gets us where we need to go, and I guess it’s somewhat better for the environment in comparison, but nothing would beat having your own personal plane that could take you from place to place, whenever you want.
Many celebrities have that luxury, and a recent list that was put together and posted by “myclimate Carbon Tracker” revealed some of the high profile people that take advantage of the luxury of flying private the most.
Ya gotta love being lectured by half of Hollywood on climate and the environment, only to find them on a list of the world’s largest carbon emitters. Comical…
If you are a country fan, you’ll be happy to know that there aren’t many country artists on this list. That’s because we “country folk” care about the planet, and know that a healthy planet means healthy crops, which leads to better beer and whiskey (trying my best to not make a Luke Bryan reference here).
Topping the list was the American rapper Travis Scott, followed in second place by Kim Kardashian, with billionaire Elon Musk in third place.
In fact, only two country artists landed in the list of top 30 celebrities that used private jets the most, and one of them is barely considered a country music artist now anyways:
1. Travis Scott
2. Kim Kardashian
3. Elon Musk
4. Beyoncé and Jay-Z
5. Bill Gates
6. Steven Spielberg
7. Tyler Perry
8. Leonard Blavatnik
9. Kylie Jenner
10. Celine Dion
11. Alex Rodríguez /A Rod
12. George Lucas
13. Floyd Mayweather
14. Robert Kraft
15. Jim Carrey
16. Marc Cuban
17. Paul Allen
18. James Dyson
19. Tom Cruise
20. Max Verstappen
21. Jack Nicklaus
22. Mark Wahlberg
23. Blake Shelton
24. Jeff Bezos
25. Drake
26. Dan Bilzerian
27. Kenny Chesney
28. Suleyman Kerimov
29. Tiger Woods
30. Harrison Ford
Fans quickly reacted to this information on social networks:
One person said: “I am HAPPY to have a conversation about celebrity private jet usage/carbon footprint, but people only ever bring it up in relation to taylor. like let’s start with the top 10? why is no one criticizing travis scott!
The second fan expressed:”Like they expect her to fly spirit or something ?”
The third continues: “they’re just using anything to take her down at this point but sadly she’s unstoppable”
Another added: “They don’t even know what they talk about, just looking for a reason to hate on her”
Swift’s team have reportedly threatened to take legal action against college student Jack Sweeney who runs an account on X/Twitter tracking the flight data of celebrity private jets, including hers.
Myclimate’s Head of Marketing Daniel Aregger, explained: “We only use data that celebrities themselves publish. When someone’s tagged in a picture drinking champagne in Las Vegas one day and then posts from Lloret de Mar the next, the myclimate Carbon Tracker springs into action.”
While their list is a rough estimate based on the information they have access to, it makes for interesting reading.
