John Travolta’s Qantas safety video 'angers flight crew'
The Hollywood actor's new Qantas safety video has been branded 'cringe-worthy' by the airline's flight attendants and pilots, because the actor referred to them as a 'team' instead of a crew.
Hollywood actor John Travolta's new Qantas safety video has been branded 'cringe-worthy' by the airline's flight attendants and pilots, because the actor referred to them as a 'team' instead of a crew.According to the Sunday Telegraph, the video, played before take-off on every domestic and long-haul Qantas flight, has angered cabin crew who say a "real pilot" like Captain Richard de Crespigny, credited with saving 466 lives on a crippled flight from Singapore, should deliver the message, reports News.com.au.The three-minute demonstration video opens with Travolta, named the airline's ambassador in 2010, dressed in a pilot's uniform and hat, announcing, "This is your captain speaking - well, maybe not today."But I can guarantee that the guys on the flight deck and the greater team care just as much about aircraft safety as I do."I've been flying over 40 years as a pilot and I can tell you, there's no one I'd rather have at the controls than a Qantas pilot," he added.Staff have taken to anonymous posts online to discuss their dislike of the Travolta video and called on Qantas to replace the Grease star with de Crespigny.