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Unexpected Social Media Phenom Gains Bizav Attention
By: Curt Epstein
Caption: The German World Cup tourist is being offered free flights
Word Count: 301
With social media abuzz with the musings of a German soccer tourist visiting the U.S. on a trip for the FIFA World Cup, business aviation has noticed and weighed in. Known only as FreddyLA7 on X (formerly Twitter), he has improbably garnered the attention of followers and media across the country with his posts on his impressions of America on his road trip through the South since June 5.
Many have welcomed him as he made his way across the country with free experiences, including luxury hotel rooms, professional sports team visits, behind-the-scenes tours of NASA’s Houston facility and the Houston Police Headquarters, and more.
After hearing singer Ella Langley on the radio for the first time and posting about how he enjoyed her music, Freddy was invited to meet her at her concert tomorrow night in Oklahoma City. Seeing Freddy faced with a more than six-hour drive following the Portugal versus DR Congo match today in Houston, John Owen—CEO of Kansas-based charter provider Airshare—stepped in with an offer on Freddy’s feed to fly him and his two travel companions to Oklahoma City. Freddy graciously declined, stating, “Thanks very much for the nice offer, but we really want to drive to see a little bit more of Texas and also Oklahoma.”
Following that, noting that “no trip to the U.S. is legit without a trip to Las Vegas,” the Circa Resort offered to send its private jet to pick him and his friends up in Oklahoma City and fly them to Las Vegas to experience their outdoor FIFA pool/watch party. Freddy declined that overture as well, adding that the next stop in his odyssey is Toronto for Germany’s match versus the Ivory Coast on June 20.