John Travolta in uniform - Entertainment - ITN.co.uk John Travolta has dressed as a pilot to promote new flights between Australia and Chile. The US actor and plane enthusiast is an ambassador for the Australian airline Qantas which is running the route. At a news conference on Monday, the star said: "I'm very very proud to be part of this inaugural flight, marrying these two wonderful countries, and it's my job as ambassador at large for Qantas to celebrate with you this wonderful moment." The inaugural flight, a full Boeing 747-700 touched down in Santiago with a full load of 360 passengers. Qantas used to enter the southern cone through Buenos Aires, but will now enter through Chile because of a deal with Chilean airline Lan.