Michael Eisner is Blue -- Jet Blue

Composite of Michael Eisner and Jet Blue airplaneTimes are apparently tough for former Disney Chairman Michael Eisner. My spies tell me he took a plane to New York City Wednesday afternoon, but it's not a private jet. It's not first class on United or American. It's the very egalitarian Jet Blue.

Eisner and his wife showed up at Burbank Airport and bided their time in the terminal with iced coffees, which Eisner fetched himself. They boarded with all the common folk and settled in toward the middle of the plane. Eisner is currently (as of 3:00 PT Wednesday) in Seat 12F and is wearing a white ESPN hat. His wife rolled her own -- carry on suitcase, that is.

Eisner resigned from Disney last September. His net worth is estimated as more than half a billion dollars. Shave off $473 (round trip Burbank/New York) from that.



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1. I've always like Mr. Eisner and his wife. He is very insightful. Knows his stuff. Nothing wrong with using your know how to make a GREAT living!!
Gotta love a person that won't need the goverment in their old age!

Posted at 6:33PM on Aug 23rd 2006 by oat

2. how do you think he got to be a billionaire??????????? hah
and he looks like anyone, he could save money on the blue jet cause no one gonna bug him. we call him a penny pincher where im from, rightfully so.

Posted at 6:59PM on Aug 23rd 2006 by yeah

3. Many executives and producers opt for Jet Blue, not because they can't afford First Class or Private jets, but purely because a flight on Jet Blue out of Burbank is much more convenient than other arrangements, especially those which require flying out of LAX or Santa Monica Airport.

Posted at 7:02PM on Aug 23rd 2006 by Jeremy Gursey

4. YIKES !!! What happened to all this guys money? Maybe he lost it in the STOCK MARKET. It's hard to believe he is flying commercial yet alone not in 1st CLASS.
I remember a few years back his secretary called to book a party at an establishment we own and he couldn't make it because security was so tight on him. He was getting death threats at the time. Why in the heck would he fly economy with all his money? I wonder if Bill Gates is flying economy too. Maybe it was one of those flights where there is no 1st class. That happens on some of those shorter flilghts. If he was flying out of Burbank, then for sure that is probably why he wasn't in 1st class. They just didn't offer it on that particular flight.

Posted at 7:08PM on Aug 23rd 2006 by i don't think he's frugal

5. Jet Blue rules! Eisner knows how to travel most comfortably and economically. Way to go! i would take Jet Blue over any other choice in commercial flight!!

Posted at 7:16PM on Aug 23rd 2006 by barb w

6. This is big news??? Oi Vey!!

Posted at 7:17PM on Aug 23rd 2006 by JM

7. #2 His net worth is estimated as more than half a billion dollars.
i donno about you but to me thats alot of f***ing money and good for him being conseritive with his money! he will still have it when all the other idiots in hollywood dont.

Posted at 7:18PM on Aug 23rd 2006 by lovely

8. How could that jerk piss away all the $$MILLIONS of $$ he stole from Disney shareholders....but then he is a cheapscate! Trust the press,,,this is a joke.

Hopefully Disney had the smarts to take his new $50Mil. jet away from him, which he abused the privalage of, CONSTANTLY. HE IS A MAJOR CORP ABUSER,,, THE LOOSERS ARE THE SHAREHOLDERS.

Posted at 7:23PM on Aug 23rd 2006 by Donna

9. There's something to be said about being smart with your money. He knows he doesn't have to flash his worth. Why spend what you don't HAVE to spend?! Nothing wrong with flying coach. There's a reason the man is worth what he is worth. He's good with money.

Posted at 7:36PM on Aug 23rd 2006 by Sara

10. Good for him. He's normal.

Posted at 7:49PM on Aug 23rd 2006 by JEB

11. wow, now the rich and famous not spending money is news. We're damned if we do, damned if we don't. who cares how any of them spend their money, unless they're sending it to one of us.

Posted at 7:53PM on Aug 23rd 2006 by lala

12. tmz makes him seem like hes a god
"he sat with the C

Posted at 7:59PM on Aug 23rd 2006 by gab

13. tmz makes him seem likes hes a god!
he sat with common folk? he got his own ice coffee
sounds like a normal peron to me jsut liuke every other famous person is.

Posted at 8:00PM on Aug 23rd 2006 by gab

14. Your typical cheap ass jew.

Posted at 8:01PM on Aug 23rd 2006 by AB

15. He would normally travel first when employed by Disney. Since the company would pay for it. Now it's time to watch the pocketbook.

Posted at 8:02PM on Aug 23rd 2006 by trancient

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