=20 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This article was sent to you by someone who found it on SFGate. The original article can be found on SFGate.com here: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=3D/n/a/2006/03/29/state/n160= 729S48.DTL --------------------------------------------------------------------- Wednesday, March 29, 2006 (AP) Travolta appears as 'goodwill ambassador' for airline (03-29) 16:19 PST South San Francisco (AP) -- Actor John Travolta, who has played a hit man, a disco dancer and a mobster, made an appearance as a goodwill ambassador on Wednesday for Australian airline Qantas. Travolta joined San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom at a ceremony welcoming the Australian airline back to San Francisco International Airport after a lapse of more than a decade. Travolta is an experienced pilot and flying enthusiast who once flew across the Atlantic in his private jet for a movie premiere. "San Francisco is a great city and I'm sure it will prove a popular destination for visitors from Australia," said Travolta, who greeted the first arrival from the airline shortly after 10 a.m. "On a personal note, I'm also glad Qantas is flying to San Francisco as I formed a great attachment to the city over the years." Qantas will operate three flights from Sydney to San Francisco a week. T= he airline previously operated flights to the airport between 1954 and 1995. ___ On the Net: Qantas: www.qantas.com.au ------------------------------------------------------= ---------------- Copyright 2006 AP