Prime Minister Christopher Luxon of New Zealand was on his way to a summit in Japan with several prominent business leaders on June 16 on a privately chartered Royal New Zealand Defense Force plane. During a refueling stop in Papua New Guinea, the aging plane experienced some technical difficulties and the group was left stranded. Luckily, Air New Zealand (ANZ) CEO Greg Foran was among the 50 businessmen stranded with the PM, and he was able to arrange for a commercial flight heading from Auckland to Tokyo to make an unplanned stop to pick them up! Coincidentally, Luxon previously held the CEO position of ANZ for seven years before being elected prime minister, so he had no qualms about flying with the airline.
This isn't the first time multi-millionaires have been spotted flying economy class. Indeed, many stars have no problem sitting with the rest of us common folk to keep their schedules on track. To see which superstar celebrities have been seen flying economy, click through this gallery.