Air New Zealand hosts "Oscar"

Paul Franklin got stopped by the Los Angles Airport security staff last week.  They were interested in the gold statuette he was carrying.  It’s called Oscar. The interest was genuine.  Normally winners don’t go by scheduled jet but Paul was travelling home to the UK and needed to go through the scanner on his way to the (excellent) Air New Zealand lounge.  The Academy (The American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences) does not even provide a box to store the sculpture, this one awarded for visual effects.

Paul was part of the creative team from London-based company Double Negative who won the award for the hit film Inception, which starred Leonardo DiCaprio.

The ANZ lounge, also used by Virgin Atlantic, is a two-way effort, hosting flights to New Zealand and in the other direction to London.  New passengers out of California use it too. 

The airport provides a security check for passengers in both directions, and also immigration as required by US law.  This procedure is now “much improved” and has been described as an inconvenience rather than a nuisance. www.airnz.co.nz

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