American Idol’s Jason Castro put up with a boatload of misery on a grueling airline flight last week and he never cracked a scowl. Journalist Sue Facter happened to be seated a few rows behind Jason on an American Airlines flight from Newark to LA, Tuesday night at 6:30. Flight attendants and passengers were aflutter at the sight of the exhausted Jason and he was “friendly and accommodating.” But he never got to nap. The flight was delayed for hours and finally everyone was sent to hotels. The next day he was bumped to coach and THAT flight made an emergency landing in Chicago for mechanical reasons. Hours later, passengers were complaining loudly as they were herded onto yet another plane. Jason was again bumped to coach and this flight had no pillows, blankets, and ran out of food! Passengers had to share their tiny sandwiches! Through it all, Sue says, Jason remained charismatic and sweet to everyone. It took three planes and 24 hours to get him to LA – and he was still smiling.
what a sweet soul.
looks like i picked the right idol this year 🙂 Behind you 110% Jason!
What a lovely, patient young man. Thanks for the article.
Thank you so much for you nice heart warming story. It is so refreshing to read something nice these days, compared to all the negative sarcasm that seems to be so popular with the media these days!
Kudos to you for a short, but well written article. I hope to read more from you in the future.
Jason Castro has the “IT” factor…talented, gorgeous, funny and seems like a genuinely nice person. Thanks for the article on a well-behaved star. It’s a nice change from reading about the
“pop train wrecks”! Wish more celebrities could be like Jason..a positive role model!
I wish Sue Facter would tell EVERYONE about this!!!!! What an awesome story! People need to hear about a young celebrity doing the right thing for once!
Thank you for writing about the Jason we all love and admire. Wish we could all be more like him…what a wonderful world it would be.
Jason is such a great role model because he walks the walks. He’s very real and genuine. I see much greatness in his future.
Jason is a great guy. Even he is now sort of a celebrity, but he never act like he is very special than anyone else. i love this kind of person. GREAT GUY, that is all i can say!!!!!
Jason’s beautiful inside and out… The longer he’s a celebrity, the more people are going to see this simple undeniable fact.
We love you Jason! You make us feel proud and happy every single day. You’re amazing!! Just waiting for your CD to drop!
Jason is the real American Idol. A class act and a very talented artist. Go Jason! I can’t wait to buy your first CD.
Talent, beaufiful voice,looks, and above all class and good manners! This is a winning combination. For all your fans you are our American Idol!
America needs more beautiful souls like Jason Castro! He is such a wonderful person and soooo very talented as well!
All I can say is that you can’t judge a book by its cover. When I saw Jason for the 1st time, I was taken back by the dreads but the moment I heard him strum Daydreaming Boy, I was hooked. I can only hope that my teenage daughters grow into such respectful adults as young Jason…his parents should be proud!! Jason has more class in his young years, than most adults twice (or more) his age. I’ll be spending my money to support him because he’s proven to me that hes a respectful and loving man. (I refuse to watch or listen to anything with Paris, Lindsay or Brittany…I’m not contributing to their downfall.
Thanks so much!
Much props to his parents for raising such a remarkable young man and kudos to Jason for remembering and using the lessons he was taught.
He needs to cut that hair… or wash it!!!