“I had my family on board and I said, ‘This is it.

I can’t believe I’m going to die in this plane.'”

John Travoltaopened up about the near-death experience he had while piloting a plane with his entire family on board.

John Travolta

John Travolta.Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times via Getty

So when I read the book, it resonated more because of this experience I’d personally had."

He captured that despair when you think you’re actually going to die.

I had my family on board and I said, ‘This is it.

I can’t believe I’m going to die in this plane.'"

Travolta was able to safely land the aircraft.

So I’m reading this book saying, ‘I’ve lived this.'"

I was doing one movie after another, he said.

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