John Travolta arrives in Nice ahead of his Cannes directorial debut

John Travolta flew from Shannon, Ireland, to Nice, France, on May 13, 2026, aboard his Boeing 737-300 BBJ (tail N327JT), a 2-hour-11-minute hop across the Celtic Sea and the Bay of Biscay. The aircraft, part of the four-jet fleet he keeps at his fly-in home in Ocala, Florida, touched down at Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport at 14:28 UTC.

The landing coincides with the 2026 Cannes Film Festival, where John Travolta will present his directorial debut, Propeller One-Way Night Coach, in the Cannes Premiere selection, per the festival's official announcement. The film, an adaptation of his 1997 aviation-themed children's book, follows a young boy's cross-country flight to Hollywood during the golden age of air travel. John Travolta, a licensed pilot with over 9,000 flight hours and type ratings on the Boeing 747 and Bombardier Global Express, has described flying as a lifelong passion that inspired the project.

The trip to Nice caps a busy week of repositioning flights: the 737 BBJ had flown from Ocala to Dallas on May 11, then west to Los Angeles, north to Spokane, and east to Shannon before the final leg to Cannes. The pattern suggests John Travolta routed through the U.S. West Coast and Ireland en route to the festival, likely for personal stops or to collect family members before the premiere.