Kim Kardashian and Lewis Hamilton face fresh scrutiny in the US and UK after Kardashian's $150 million private jet was tracked on a nine-minute flight between Los Angeles and Van Nuys, California, prompting online backlash and questions over whether her new romance with the Formula 1 star is driving a surge in ultra-short-haul travel.
Kardashian's plane movements were flagged on Reddit's r/CelebrityJets forum, where users monitor celebrity flight patterns using publicly available aviation data. The nine-minute hop, which posters estimated burned around $477 worth of fuel, was quickly described as 'wild, unnecessary and insane' by commenters who saw it as a symbol of waste amid heightened concern over emissions and elite lifestyles.
