Inside the incredible flight that took the actual Olympic flag - not the fake Tom Cruise one - to Los Angeles, with gold-medal-winning athletes onboard and the historic box the flag lives in Nicky Kelvin of The Points Guy films his fascinating adventure on the plane He enjoys a special macaron and mingles with gold-medal-winning athletes READ MORE: Forget Miami and Orlando - here are Florida's best areas By Esther Marshall Published: 14:25, 15 August 2024 | Updated: 14:37, 15 August 2024 e-mail View comments This week the actual Olympic flag – not the fake Tom Cruise one from the ceremony – was flown from Paris to Los Angeles , where the next Games will take place in 2028. It was a flight worthy of champions, with a fascinating Instagram video by Nicky Kelvin, Editor at Large at The Points Guy , showing why. He was given a seat on board and filmed the entire extraordinary experience, which began on Monday with a departure party at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport - and medal-winning athletes from the USA team and Olympic dignitaries were in attendance.
Delta is the official airline of the LA Olympic Games, so aptly the plane was a Delta Airbus A350. But this one was brand new. In fact, the trip was only the plane's third-ever journey.
What's more, it was 'dressed for the occasion', Nicky explains in the video. This week the actual Olympic flag – not the fake Tom Cruise one from the ceremony – was flown from Paris to Los Angeles, where the next Games will take place in .