David Beckham at Southend Airport (From Southend Standard)
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David Beckham at Southend Airport
10:00am Thursday 20th December 2012 in Echo News
David Beckham at Southend Airport
DAVID Beckham drove himself to Southend Airport in his jet black Bentley Continental, parked up and flew out to Dubai by private jet!
The football icon, 37, went to Abu Dhabi to attend an invitation-only event at the swanky Emirates Palace Marina, sparking rumours of a possible transfer to a Middle East team.
When asked if this was a possibility, Beckham told reporters out there: “We’ll see.”
The footballer, who has huge houses in Sawbridgeworth and Dubai, further fuelled speculation by meeting Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed, who attended the same event and is the owner of Manchester City Football Club.
Becks then flew back into Southend Airport the next day, picked up his Bentley – which had been held in a secure area on the site for him – and drove off, having thanked workers and staff at the airport and posed for pictures.
The megastar is the latest celebrity to use Southend Airport.
Excitement mounted as he was spotted passing through the executive handling area of the airport last week.
Alastair Welch, the airport’s managing director, said: “We never discuss any clients using our executive handling facility out of respect for their privacy. Security rules are laid down by the Department for Transport and they do not differentiate between celebrities and other passengers.”
But maybe we will be seeing Becks, wife Victoria and their children again soon. The trip, from so-called Beckingham Palace, Sawbridgeworth, to the airport takes only 40 minutes, making it ideal for the Beckhams.
Comments(26)
j-w
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10:12am Thu 20 Dec 12
Leighdweller
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10:22am Thu 20 Dec 12
j-w wrote:Brilliant!
Glad he didn't leave his car in Wells Avenue!
Rat Catcher
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10:25am Thu 20 Dec 12
j-w
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11:32am Thu 20 Dec 12
Rat Catcher wrote:No good if his private jet is waiting at Southend though.
Or the trip from his house to Stansted takes about 10 minutes making it even better for them.
pembury53
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12:52pm Thu 20 Dec 12
tink62
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1:11pm Thu 20 Dec 12
fatmed
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1:25pm Thu 20 Dec 12
tink62 wrote:clearly you do or why bother reading and then going to the bother of writing a comment .
who cares
echoforum
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1:53pm Thu 20 Dec 12
A true idol,icon and role model has graced us with his presence...WOW!
A blue plaque for the airport must be on the cards!
notinwestcliffanymore
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2:06pm Thu 20 Dec 12
j-w wrote:Don't you mean dumped his car in wells avenue
Glad he didn't leave his car in Wells Avenue!
Alan Jacobs
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2:24pm Thu 20 Dec 12
Rat Catcher wrote:Nah he woudn't want to do that , there's now a minimum £2.00 charge for getting dropped off at Stansted airport.
Or the trip from his house to Stansted takes about 10 minutes making it even better for them.
Woodenspoon
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2:55pm Thu 20 Dec 12
perini
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3:20pm Thu 20 Dec 12
Woodenspoon wrote:..I believe posh does drive!
Well, its nice to see that another brainless idiot has made the news for driving a car round Sarff-end, nothing that has not been done before or done every weekend since cars and roads have been in existence . . . . . Wonder what will happen next, maybe dogs will soon be driving cars too.
firedog
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4:19pm Thu 20 Dec 12
GrumpyofLeigh
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5:02pm Thu 20 Dec 12
nt" show nonsense). Enjoy.
Eric Whim
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6:10pm Thu 20 Dec 12
Spread 'em
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6:23pm Thu 20 Dec 12
echoforum wrote:It doesn't mention anywhere in this article that his Bentley sat-nav got him lost and he had to ask for directions at the rugby club!!!
At last Southend is on the map.
A true idol,icon and role model has graced us with his presence...WOW!
A blue plaque for the airport must be on the cards!
FACT
ajg13142
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6:55pm Thu 20 Dec 12
echoforum wrote:Yes and and another icon will be going through there in March...when I jet off
At last Southend is on the map.
A true idol,icon and role model has graced us with his presence...WOW!
A blue plaque for the airport must be on the cards!
DogsMessInLeigh
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8:29pm Thu 20 Dec 12
Trainman
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11:37pm Thu 20 Dec 12
Woodenspoon
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7:20am Fri 21 Dec 12
firedog wrote:Certainly not jealous at all. At least i went to school and got qualifications to my name and a career that I can do for the rest of my life, should I choose to. I did not bunk school to go play football with my other inbred mates. Granted, he HAD a talent, but he is now a has been and relies on his past popularity and his wife's past to help see them through their current life style. If he did not manage to get to the airport without his Sat-Nav and without seeing all the signs, it just goes to prove what an idiot he really is.
I dont know the man,but he has done a lot more with his life than the posters on here.Including me,so why are you knocking him?Jealousy.
OldSmokey
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9:11am Fri 21 Dec 12
Woodenspoon wrote:So not really jealous then..............Mu
firedog wrote:Certainly not jealous at all. At least i went to school and got qualifications to my name and a career that I can do for the rest of my life, should I choose to. I did not bunk school to go play football with my other inbred mates. Granted, he HAD a talent, but he is now a has been and relies on his past popularity and his wife's past to help see them through their current life style. If he did not manage to get to the airport without his Sat-Nav and without seeing all the signs, it just goes to prove what an idiot he really is.
I dont know the man,but he has done a lot more with his life than the posters on here.Including me,so why are you knocking him?Jealousy.
ch!!!!
maureen
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10:48am Fri 21 Dec 12
notinwestcliffanymore
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11:10am Fri 21 Dec 12
Maureen, thats the way he would like it to be.
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6:30pm Sun 23 Dec 12
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10:04am Thu 20 Dec 12