{"id":329242,"date":"2011-03-22T11:42:43","date_gmt":"2011-03-22T11:42:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/03\/22\/john-travolta-qantas-video-safety-video-featuring-actor-labelled-corny-by-airline-staff\/"},"modified":"2011-03-22T11:42:43","modified_gmt":"2011-03-22T11:42:43","slug":"john-travolta-qantas-video-safety-video-featuring-actor-labelled-corny-by-airline-staff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/03\/22\/john-travolta-qantas-video-safety-video-featuring-actor-labelled-corny-by-airline-staff\/","title":{"rendered":"John Travolta Qantas video: Safety video featuring actor labelled &#8216;corny&#8217; by airline staff"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div readability=\"112.705415011\">\n<!-- google_ad_section_start(name=s2) --><\/p>\n<p>\nBy<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/home\/search.html?s=y&#038;authornamef=Daily+Mail+Reporter\" rel=\"nofollow\">Daily Mail Reporter<\/a><br \/>Last updated at 11:42 AM on 22nd March 2011<\/p>\n<p>A new Qantas safety video for its A380 super jumbos starring John Travolta has been labelled &#8216;corny&#8217; and &#8216;tacky&#8217; by the airline&#8217;s staff.<\/p>\n<p>The three-minute video has also annoyed Qantas employees because its voice over refers to flight attendants and pilots as a &#8216;team&#8217; not a crew.<\/p>\n<p>It opens with the Hollywood star, an ambassador for the airline, dressed in a Qantas uniform, complete with captain&#8217;s hat.<\/p>\n<p><span>Scroll down to watch the video<\/span><\/p>\n<div readability=\"8\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/d6bb4f7d314_468x286.jpg.jpg\" width=\"468\" height=\"286\" alt=\"Corny: John Travolta's appearance in a new safety video to be screened on Qantas flights has been panned by airline staff\" class=\"blkBorder\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Corny: John Travolta&#8217;s appearance in a new safety video to be screened on Qantas flights has been panned by airline staff<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The 57-year-old says: &#8216;This is your captain speaking. Well, maybe not today.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;But I can guarantee that the guys on the flight deck and the great team care just as much about aircraft safety as I do.\n<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I&#8217;ve been flying over 40 years as a pilot and I can tell you, there&#8217;s no-one I&#8217;d rather have at the controls than a Qantas pilot.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Some of the airline&#8217;s employees have now posted anonymous messages on internet forums criticising the clip.<\/p>\n<div readability=\"9\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/dc18c1c8608_468x286.jpg.jpg\" width=\"468\" height=\"286\" alt=\"Insulted: Some staff are irritated by the actor calling them 'the team' and not 'crew', saying 'It makes us feel like we work at McDonald's'\" class=\"blkBorder\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Insulted: Some staff are irritated by the actor calling them &#8216;the team&#8217; and not &#8216;crew&#8217;, saying &#8216;It makes us feel like we work at McDonald&#8217;s&#8217;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Sydney&#8217;s Daily Telegraph newspaper reports that one post said: &#8216;Who better than the genuine aviation professionals who saved QF32?&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The forum user was referring to Sydney-based pilot, Captain Richard de Crespigny, called<br \/>\n&#8216;Captain Marvel&#8217; after being credited with saving 466 lives on flight<br \/>\nQF32 from Singapore last year when parts of its engine fell off.<\/p>\n<p>Several staff members have called for de Crespigny to replace Travolta in the video.<\/p>\n<p>Another described the video as &#8216;corny&#8217; and &#8216;tacky&#8217;. <\/p>\n<div readability=\"7\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/bc54f13a832_468x320.jpg.jpg\" width=\"468\" height=\"320\" alt=\"Come fly with me: The Grease star is a fully-certified pilot with 40 years experience\" class=\"blkBorder\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Come fly with me: The Grease star is a fully-certified pilot with 40 years experience<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div readability=\"7.5\">\n<div readability=\"10\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/93d3e141553_468x651.jpg.jpg\" width=\"468\" height=\"651\" alt=\"Call me Captain: Travolta, who pilots his own Qantas Boeing 707, is global ambassador for the airline\" class=\"blkBorder\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Call me Captain: Travolta, who pilots his own Qantas Boeing 707, is global ambassador for the airline<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Some flight attendants also commented they had a problem being referred<br \/>\nto as &#8216;the team&#8217; and not cabin crew or flight attendants.<\/p>\n<p>They said: &#8216;We feel it&#8217;s demeaning to be called &#8220;the team&#8221;, one said. &#8216;It makes us feel like we work at McDonald&#8217;s.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Another said: &#8216;The whole thing seems to make the safety message seem trite.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>A spokesman for Qantas said the feedback they had from staff and customers had been positive.<\/p>\n<div readability=\"9\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/2188170e149_468x467.jpg.jpg\" width=\"468\" height=\"467\" alt=\"Ambassador: Travolta, who pilots his own Qantas Boeing 707, is global ambassador for the airline\" class=\"blkBorder\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Ambassador: The 57-year-old has embarked on several promotional tours for the airline, including landing in Melbourne for the F1 Grand Prix last year<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>She added: &#8216;We&#8217;re really happy with the video and we think it&#8217;s really engaging.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The Grease star is a fully certified pilot and has embarked on a number of promotional tours for the airline in his capacity as ambassador.<\/p>\n<p>Last November, he piloted his private Qantas Boeing 707 to Australia in a &#8216;Spirit of Friendship&#8217; tour to coincide with the 90th birthday celebrations of the Australian airliner.<\/p>\n<p><span>Do you have a story about a celebrity? Call the Daily Mail showbusiness desk on 0207 938 6364 or 0207 938 6683. For U.S. stories, phone 310 642 2317.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- google_ad_section_end(name=s2) --><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/d6bb4f7d314_468x286.jpg-150x150.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Read more here:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/tvshowbiz\/article-1368733\/John-Travolta-Qantas-video-Safety-video-featuring-actor-labelled-corny-airline-staff.html?ITO=1490\" title=\"John Travolta Qantas video: Safety video featuring actor labelled 'corny' by airline staff\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">John Travolta Qantas video: Safety video featuring actor labelled &#8216;corny&#8217; by airline staff<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 11:42 AM on 22nd March 2011 A new Qantas safety video for its A380 super jumbos starring John Travolta has been labelled &#8216;corny&#8217; and &#8216;tacky&#8217; by the airline&#8217;s staff. The three-minute video has also annoyed Qantas employees because its voice over refers to flight attendants and pilots as a &#8216;team&#8217; not a crew. It opens with the Hollywood star, an ambassador for the airline, dressed in a Qantas uniform, complete with captain&#8217;s hat. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-329242","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>John Travolta Qantas video: Safety video featuring actor labelled &#039;corny&#039; by airline staff - Ghanamma.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/03\/22\/john-travolta-qantas-video-safety-video-featuring-actor-labelled-corny-by-airline-staff\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"John Travolta Qantas video: Safety video featuring actor labelled &#039;corny&#039; by airline staff - Ghanamma.com\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 11:42 AM on 22nd March 2011 A new Qantas safety video for its A380 super jumbos starring John Travolta has been labelled &#039;corny&#039; and &#039;tacky&#039; by the airline&#039;s staff. 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