【Violet (2025)】

Celebrity sightings at Los Angeles International Airport are Violet (2025)about to get harder to spot.

SEE ALSO: American Airlines is cutting legroom because flying hasn't become terrible enough

A new private terminal, The Private Suite, at LAX offers an exclusive airport experience. Needless to say, the terminal is located away from the rest of the airport and is open to members only. The LA-based security firm Gavin de Becker & Associates runs the private terminal.

Membership is most certainly priced for the rich and famous with a $7,500 annual membership fee. That doesn't even include the terminal fee, which you have to pay every time you fly: $2,700 for up to four people. (That's $3,000 for international flights.) At least that includes free pre-flight massages and manicures.

Original image has been replaced. Credit: Mashable Original image has been replaced. Credit: Mashable Original image has been replaced. Credit: Mashable

The Private Suite experience is different from any other airport experience from the get-go. Travelers are screened by the TSA in the private terminal and don't have to deal with their baggage. A team of eight people are at your disposal, including several drivers and an airport escort.

"It typically takes 2,200 footsteps from car seat to plane seat," the website reads. "For members of The Private Suite, it’s 70 footsteps. And they are all peaceful footsteps."

Mashable Top Stories Stay connected with the hottest stories of the day and the latest entertainment news. Sign up for Mashable's Top Stories newsletter By clicking Sign Me Up, you confirm you are 16+ and agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Thanks for signing up!

Instead of searching for your gate and then scrambling to buy a bottle of water and magazines to read on the plane, members can hang out in their fully stocked private suites or a shared lounge when waiting for their flight. Then, instead of lining up to board, members are driven on the tarmac straight to their plane "head-of-state style."

Experiencing #theprivatesuite at #LAX leaving for#shanghai thank you Gavin de Becker for the amazing experience... up up and away!!!!✈️✈️✈️✈️✈️✈️✈️✈️✈️

A post shared by Belinda Carlisle (@travels_with_mrs_mason) on Apr 19, 2017 at 11:01am PDT

A Los Angeles Timescolumnist checked out the terminal for a press viewing earlier this week and described his experience in the luxury terminal. He said the waiting suite was "like a high-end hotel room" and loaded with cheeses, meat trays, snacks and a full bar. He said other suites were geared toward families, while others had prayer mats and a Koran for Muslim travelers.

"With the turn of a handle, you can empty the candy and nut bins, or enjoy a small batch of a raw dark chocolate bar with sprouted almonds. Then you could wash it all down with a Samuel Smith's Pure Brewed Organic Lager or a Belvedere and tonic and pass out on one of the two day beds," he described.

Just checked into my own suite at the all new private celebrity terminal at LAX. Easily the most luxurious airport experience ever! 8 people taking care of each guest, suites right next to the runway, and private BMW chauffeur to the airplane stairs. Also, private TSA and Customs lounge just for you. This is bliss! #theprivatesuite #lax

A post shared by Jim Dobson (@officialjimdobson) on Apr 28, 2017 at 12:20pm PDT

If he was actually going to catch a flight, a silver BMW 7 Series would have taken him across the tarmac straight to his plane.

The major appeal of the private plane boarding and disembarking seems to be no paparazzi, which admittedly sounds great for stars hounded by cameras.

The only problem: Those suites are going to make it hard to want to get on the plane.

---

Featured Video For You

---

Someone staged military rationed food as Michelin-starred plates

---

Topics Celebrities

• Games
• Shopping
• Deals
• Life
• Digital Culture
• Entertainment
• Science
• Social Good

• News from Nowhere Episode 10
• Emma Watson called into an iPad to give commuters $2 advice
• Guy's attempt to make a video gets bombed by his hilarious roommate
• 17 'Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker' memes that already have us in shambles
• Labor History in Real Time
• 1 key moment from the new 'Star Wars' trailer has fans seriously panicking
• Lucky toddler stars in her very own 'Beauty and the Beast' photoshoot
• Cool dog rides a skateboard on the subway just like you've always dreamed
• Don’t Let Them Win
• Norton Secure VPN will help secure your connection

• The best tweets of the week, including Garth Maul and Corn Palace
• Abortion fund networks endure in fight against restricted access
• Wordle today: Here's the answer and hints for May 12
• Scandals, Contests, and Noms de Guerre by Sadie Stein
• Horsemaning, Mars, and a Tiny Book by Sadie Stein
• Thurber Insults and Library Dreams by Sadie Stein
• Dr. Fauci has the perfect reaction to Rep. Jim Jordan's wild questioning
• #ChallengeAccepted is messy as hell, but we have bigger things to worry about
• Hemingway Hotels, Customized Austen, Literary Shame by Sadie Stein
• Should I get back with my ex? Relationship experts respond

• Sucking Up to the Saudis
• 24 ways your brain rapidly changed after Trump's election
• Seth Meyers roasts Republicans' messy, angry protest against Trump impeachment inquiry
• 'Adventure Time' is returning for 4 huge mega
• The Carpetbaggers of Tech
• Northern California Kincade Fire explodes overnight
• Instagram adds 'false information' labels to prevent fake news from going viral
• 'The Outer Worlds' review: Like a Fallout game that never was
• Al Gore’s Pivot to Idiocy
• Ohio woman excellently trolls Trump from the grave

• I’m Sticking with My President
• Guns N' Roses booed after naming the wrong city in stadium concert
• Galaxy Fold gets update that makes its 6 cameras a lot more powerful
• Lizzo credits viral tweet for the most iconic line in 'Truth Hurts'
• New Iconoclasms
• 'Hey teens buckling up is totes yeet yo': Cringey highway signs might be backfiring a bit
• Snapchat is still growing where it matters most
• Gizmodo fishes for government leaks with hyper
• Cradle to Grave
• 'Bojack Horseman' Season 6 builds to Bojack's final reckoning