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Over 400 Private Jets to Fly into the Superbowl.. Most Ever

nytimes.com — As of Friday, about 400 private jets had already made arrangements to fly in. Private-jet schedulers say that this is the most ever, and that an epic traffic jam could ensue in the skies.

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  • wezman2, on 01/29/2008, -2/+76The Super Bowl hasn't seen this many Jets since 1969.
  • bossm4n, on 01/29/2008, -2/+49This is simply a microcosm for what the Superbowl and all of professional sports has become. It's no longer about fans going to watch and root on their team to victory, it's about the uber rich and corporations throwing money at clients and advertisers.
  • RoanokeRich, on 01/29/2008, -2/+44Too much disposable income?
  • vikki77, on 01/29/2008, -1/+28Aw man, I was thinking they meant actually fly into the superbowl. This article is a letdown.
  • MrSprout, on 01/29/2008, -1/+22I'm not sure, but according to the title 400 private jets can fit inside said bowl.
  • chicoer2001, on 01/29/2008, -5/+25Flying into the Super Bowl maes them sound like terrorists.
  • inactive, on 01/29/2008, -1/+16carbon credits are a scam
  • str3ama, on 01/29/2008, -7/+22rich jackasses polluting my air...
  • avnerlevit, on 01/29/2008, -6/+19we bitch at the airline industry for the carbon emissions...while these private planes somehow manage to evade our radar.. bastards.
  • dteresh, on 01/29/2008, -12/+24Yes, 400 private jets flying in for a once-a-year event will certainly cause a substantial impact on our environment. I can see the sea levels rising in anticipation already! There goes Tuvalu. :(
  • Vodka2389, on 01/29/2008, -3/+144 real. Give me more pics of Bamboo climbing puppies.
  • tlo182, on 01/29/2008, -1/+10Sure it'd be great to be there - but keep in mind you're missing the most important part of the game now, the million dollar commercials!

    (Shame)
  • GreenGrassyNoel, on 01/29/2008, -0/+8NFL=Business. Education=Government. How much do you suppose commercials for the National Spelling Bee were?
  • duffblue, on 01/29/2008, -3/+10Oh well, I'll be dead before it happens, that's all that matters.
  • EarlOfLade, on 01/29/2008, -1/+8Strange thing is... There are no more stories on the front page telling us that Ron Paul will be the next president, what happened?
  • the0ther, on 01/29/2008, -5/+12maybe if we're REALLY lucky one of those private jets will fall out of the sky right into the playing field. now THAT would be entertainment. ***** the super bowl®
  • inactive, on 01/29/2008, -2/+8didn't they have this same problem at the bali climate talks?
  • DangerCollie, on 01/29/2008, -2/+8Not exactly. I'm wondering how many of the private jets are corporate? And how many of those corporations are writing off all or part of the trip for executives as entertainment expenses? At least a few of them will be taking clients. So they'll try to count it as entertainment or advertising. Either way it's coming out of your pocket. Either you're paying higher prices for goods and services or it's coming out of collective pocket as taxpayers. Most likely a little of both.

    I think we should change corporate tax law to not allow private jets as a business expense or deduction of any type. If the execs want to chip in and make up the cost out of their own pocket, I have no problem with that. As long as it's not coming out of mine.
  • contractcentral, on 01/29/2008, -16/+21Global Warming anyone? I'm selling carbon credits...
  • kevdotbadger, on 01/29/2008, -0/+5Your mum's so fat she took a spoon to the superbowl.
  • freezeout, on 01/29/2008, -1/+6just another day in the life of the "super-rich". so how are the rest of you doing? mortgage payments ok?
  • directive0, on 01/29/2008, -0/+4Sure, "They"
  • RealHyperX, on 01/29/2008, -2/+6about 1/1000000000000 of what a volcano releases in 10 minutes.
  • molochi, on 01/29/2008, -1/+5No, the people in first class are cattle, the ones in buisness are swine and the ones in coach are poultry.
  • Anteros, on 01/29/2008, -1/+5Something to do with bowling I think
  • SSUK, on 01/29/2008, -0/+4yes
  • Coven, on 01/29/2008, -0/+4People woke up
  • bahamutxd, on 01/29/2008, -1/+5Yeah, us little people who fly coach are just mere cattle.
  • PRlME, on 01/29/2008, -0/+4Its going to be a blow out Giants should stay home
  • wezman2, on 01/29/2008, -0/+4wow.... you're cool.... on no, wait.. your uncle is
  • mohammadahsan, on 01/29/2008, -0/+3what about the carbon footprint!? will no one think of the carbon footprints?
  • tuxerware, on 01/29/2008, -11/+14That's a great attitude, then nothing will ever change.
  • brufleth, on 01/29/2008, -1/+4Just a sign of the top getting richer while the middle class sweats over a possible recession and devastated housing market.
  • foolonthehill, on 01/29/2008, -0/+3That would explain a lot.
  • Error601, on 01/29/2008, -1/+4Global warming...the new whine of the jealous.
  • aleandro, on 01/29/2008, -4/+6"epic" traffic jam..wtf this this lord of the rings?
  • dogstar0125, on 01/29/2008, -0/+2Can you cite your source?
  • duniyadnd, on 01/29/2008, -2/+4If the NFL is trying to set a green standard for its Superbowl.. why can't the fans?
    http://www.forbes.com/2007/01/19/super-bowl-green- ...
  • shootsfired, on 01/29/2008, -1/+3Great just what we need, more smog in the Phoenix skies. The skies here can get pretty brown as it is.
  • racollin, on 01/29/2008, -0/+2check out the traffic on sunday using flightaware.com then hit the live tracking and search for Netjets EJA or search by the airport code
  • slundal, on 01/29/2008, -0/+2That was one of the best retorts I've seen on digg, actually made me laugh out loud. Thumbs up to you mate!
  • inactive, on 01/29/2008, -1/+3Hmmm stinger missiles suddenly have a new appeal.
  • sporg, on 01/29/2008, -2/+4Its a diversion for brain dead proles.
  • aroundtown, on 01/29/2008, -0/+2the only thing to celebrate about the superbowl is that another season of football is done.
  • ontain, on 01/29/2008, -0/+2Our economy is tanking but thank god the CEO's are still able to get to the game in style
  • kineticarl, on 01/29/2008, -0/+2It's called greenwashing. How many hundreds of NFL games were there this season? How many of them made any attempt at being "green"? Out of all those games, what impact will having a green Super Bowl make on the total energy expenditure for the season? This is a publicity ploy, pure and simple.
  • UNL1M1T3D, on 01/29/2008, -0/+2"Over 400 Private Jets to Fly into the Superbowl"

    I'm calling Homeland Security. I think they should know about this.
  • EntropyGun, on 01/29/2008, -0/+2It's an event that marks the one time of the year when millions of Americans flock to the TV specifically to watch advertisements.
  • MScrip, on 01/29/2008, -2/+4So what? If a corporation or a movie star has a private jet... while Sally Sue works at Walgreens her whole life... whose fault is it?
  • bahamutxd, on 01/29/2008, -0/+2.. I'm hungry, it's almost lunch time.
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