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Famous actor John Travolta says the 7.8 earthquake that struck Chile > was no big deal, at least not for him. The Qantas Ambassador-at-large > flew his Boeing 707 jet into Santiago three days ago to be on hand for > the arrival of the Qantas inaugural from Sydney to the Chilean capital > that touched on on time after a 13hr flight. > > He told a packed press conference at Santiago´s Hyatt Hotel that he > was having lunch at a local winery when thequake hit. “I wasn´t > scared, having lived in LA, you get used to these things and it was > really nothing to worry about”, he said. QFofficials who flew in prior > to the flight said they felt the tremor and water on their rootop > hotel pool sloshed over the top. > > Pax on board the inaugural service were told of the quake mid-flight > by the pilot Capt Rob Meek who came on the PA to assure them that > there was no damage to the airport and it was safe to land. > > The pax quickly forgot about the drama when they deplaned to be met by > Travolta in his pilots uniform. He greeted them with a big smile and a > “Hi there, how was your flight” and a handshake to boot. > > Travolta who has been associated with Qantas for 10 years and holds a > Qantas 747 pilots licence says he has influenced the airline in many > business decisions. “I recommended they fly to Dallas and guess what, > that´s been a stunning success, and I had a hand in them coming to > Chile and I´ve no doubt that´ll also be a success”. > > Wally Marinari, QF Vice President agrees. “It´s been an amazing start > to the service. We came in full and the return leg to Sydney had only > one spare seat. There´s tremendous interest in Australia for South > America and it´s our intention to build to a daily service in the near future”. |
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