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    Oscar statues fly from Chicago to Los Angeles

    LOS ANGELES (AP) — It's safe to say Oscar is the most popular passenger on Flight 531.

    Two Oscar statuettes traveled alongside film academy president Tom Sherak aboard the United Airlines flight from Chicago to Los Angeles, which was renamed Oscar 1 for the occasion.

    The golden guys were embraced hundreds of times as passengers snapped photos of themselves with the coveted trophy.

    Airline workers also held an Oscar-related trivia contest for passengers on board and awarded prizes from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

    A flight attendant called the occasion a "once-in-a-lifetime opportunity" as she invited passengers to enjoy "the flight of the Oscars."

    The statuettes are made in Chicago and typically shipped to Los Angeles with little fanfare. So why have Oscar mix it up with passengers?

    Just for fun. That's what the academy president says.

     

    12 comments

    • Bill  •  3 mths ago
      They make little statues and give them to each other. Like it *means* something.
    • juice  •  San Diego, California  •  3 mths ago
      WOW now don't that beat al.
    • tim  •  3 mths ago
      wel i'll be. flying oscars. what will they think of next
    • Katie  •  Austin, Texas  •  3 mths ago
      That could be used as a weapon. I feel threatened. Land the plane. Ah.
    • A Yahoo! User  •  3 mths ago
      Yawn^
    • Tom  •  Chicago, Illinois  •  3 mths ago
      Little Oscars, sounds like a snack cake...
    • James  •  3 mths ago
      This could be the biggest story of the year... I didn't even know the statues had wings or any type of flying ability.... FILM AT 11 !!!!
    • JoeJamz  •  3 mths ago
      Must be another SLOW NEWS day to post this story. Did the TSA pat down each and every Oscar before boarding???
    • JEFFREY  •  Miami, Florida  •  3 mths ago
      So again another slow news day, why not find the murderer of Jane Bashara in that so called wealthy suburb of Detroit. Wait a minute, don't we all know already that Big Bob Bashara and his whacky mother and sister all know who commited this heinous crime anyway, the person of interest...that's you Bob, c'mon we all know your dirty hands are all over this anyway, you will rot in prison for your sins and then you get to meet the real judge and spend an eternity begging for ice water...
      • JenniferD 3 mths ago
        No doubt,I have to see that everyday about that bashara murder on the news here. he is so full of it. I hope they find his #$%$ guilty and he rots in prison with his new friends.
    • Rand March  •  Jersey City, New Jersey  •  3 mths ago
      They are BEING FLOWN. Statuettes do not fly under their own power
    • Weiwei  •  Fremont, California  •  3 mths ago
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    • CHET  •  3 mths ago
      Ah yes...i forgot yay-hoo jews stopping truth.
      Jews giving jews presents and awards......just like the white house appointments.

      elect president ron paul.....and hope he is still un-owned-by-aipac and israel.
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