John Travolta Revisits Near-Death Plane Ride With Late Wife Kelly Preston

John Travolta looked back at the near-death experience he had with his late wife, Kelly Preston, years before the latter's death.

Travolta, who established a career in the music and film industry, is gearing up for the release of his film, "The Shepherd." During the Q&A session at the movie's special screening on Thursday, November 23, he revisited the time he and Preston almost died decades ago.

What Happened to John Travolta?

According to Travolta, he and his late wife had a near-death experience after experiencing a total electrical failure. He was also with their son Jett and four other passengers.

The "I Thought I Lost You" singer said that it felt like they were absolutely going to die.

"And then as if by a miracle, we descended as per the rules to a lower altitude. I saw the Washington D.C. monument and identified that Washington National Airport was next to it and I made a landing just like [Freddie] does in the film," he shared.

The terrifying experience led him to develop a desire to join the film adaptation of Frederick Forsyth's 1975 novel about Royal Air Force pilot Freddie Hooke who flies home for Christmas but experiences a total electrical failure while flying his de Havilland Vampire

Kelly Preston's Death Revisited

Decades after the scary flight, Travolta's wife died at the age of 57 following her battle with breast cancer.

"Choosing to keep her fight private, she had been undergoing medical treatment for some time, supported by her closest family and friends," a representative revealed. "She was a bright, beautiful and loving soul who cared deeply about others and who brought life to everything she touched. Her family asks for your understanding of their need for privacy at this time."

Her death happened a year after their son Jett died in January 2009 at the age of 16. His cause of death was later determined as seizure which occurred while they were on a family vacation to Grand Bahama Island.

After losing two of his loved ones, Travolta keeps his head high as he looks forward to turning 70 soon.

"I learned that mourning someone, dealing with grief is something very personal," he previously told Esquire Spain. "Many people approached me, and then I felt [so] saturated with everyone's sadness that I didn't know what to do."

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