re: How many would recognize a celebrity on their flight?

While not a flight my family and I shared an elevator with Teddy Bridgewater+woman in the Times Square Hilton about 5 years ago. My kids are big football fans and he looked over to me with a look of acknowledgement over not making it a thing. We checked in right after him and we ended up getting a room far better than what we paid for. I've been a fan of his ever since. There are a ton of guys in the league just like him but it's the few dozen idiots who always overshadow them.