On January 30, 2024, Taylor’s Dassault Falcon 7X made its shortest flight yet: a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it 8-minute journey from Cahokia, Illinois, to St. Louis, Missouri. Just a few hours earlier, the same plane had logged a 21-minute flight going the opposite direction, and the next day, it clocked another quick jaunt lasting just 13 minutes. Naturally, Swifties everywhere wonder: what’s the story behind these lightning-fast flights? Was it all logistics? Or was there a dash of Taylor magic involved, some top-secret 1989 remix moment?
Taylor Swift‘s Dassault Falcon 7X has been living its best life, with 98 flights in 2024, offering all the luxury you’d expect for up to 16 passengers. Swifties know the fact that she is ten steps ahead in the game. But selling off the second jet-the Dassault Falcon 900-on the very same day it reportedly took its record-breaking quick flight has got everybody talking: was this just streamlining a stratosphere-flying lifestyle or some kind of stealthy way of answering critics who, for the first time lately, have shamed her footmark on the planet?
Taylor’s jet-setting has been covered ad nauseum for years, primarily in the context of her already controversial environmental impact. Her flights obviously pump out CO2 by the trunkload if she is acting to buy off the footprint with carbon credits. But some fear those steps are ill-equipped to square the circle once the jet fuel gets burned, and it shouldn’t go unrecognized-she surely isn’t into this alone, with stars very much in her caliber, including Floyd Mayweather and Kim Kardashian, mirroring the flight tendencies that are approximately a celebrity right-of-passage.
Of course, Taylor could be crisscrossing the skies for a million reasons. Maybe she’s been jetting off to catch a Travis Kelce game. Is he, maybe, her “All-American Boy”? Or maybe it all pertains to something huge in the works, like an upcoming Midnights project or a super-secret performance. Or maybe this is just the reality of her overscheduled life as the world’s busiest pop icon.
So, Swifties, what’s the verdict? Is Taylor taking the ups and downs in stride with the same courage we have loved since Fearless, or is it time for her to consider “eco-hero” a title to add to an ever-growing list? Whatever you think, one thing’s for sure: Taylor keeps us guessing, and we’re more than happy to keep on debating every move.
Let’s hear your theories; what’s your take on her whirlwind flights? ????️✨
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