“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.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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