Private jets allow the rich to 'get around a certain reality,' Disney heiress Abigail Disney, who no longer rides in her family's jet, told The Cut.
."You don't have to go through an airport terminal, you don't have to interact, you don't have to be patient, you don't have to be uncomfortable. These are the things that remind us we're human."
Granddaughter of Roy O. Disney, cofounder of The Walt Disney Company, Abigail is an heiress to the Disney fortune. While she stayed mum on the exact size of her inheritance, she told The Cut that she could be a billionaire if she wanted and that she's donated more than $70 million since turning 21. Her dad's plane was a 737 with a queen-sized bed and a shower, she said:"We would use the plane occasionally because I have four kids, so it was much easier, obviously, to ride on my dad's plane with them. Then, at a certain point, I just said, 'No, I think this is really bad for everybody.'"
That defining moment, she told The Cut, came after thinking about her carbon footprint and the cost of her trip while riding on the jet alone for a quick trip from New York to California.An heiress to the Disney fortune has given away $70 million, and teaches her kids that money is the least important thing about them
Owning a private jet is typically a hallmark among millionaires and billionaires, especially high-powered executives and investors working in the tech industry. For them, a private jet can allow for quick and easy travel if they need to be on the other coast the same day,
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