Kourtney Kardashian SHOCKS Fans: Revealing WHY Travis Barker is Terrified of Flying

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Travis Barker Has Now Flown 30 Times Since Surviving A Plane Crash That Killed 4 People In 2008, And He Praised Kourtney Kardashian For Helping Him Overcome His Fear. He stated he wouldn’t be able to tour or enjoy life again as he does now without the healing love of his amazing wife
Travis Barker continues to praise his wife, Kourtney Kardashian, for helping him conquer his fear of flying
For those unaware, Travis was one of two survivors of a devastating plane crash in 2008. The jet crashed during takeoff at an airport in South Carolina, killing the four other passengers on board, including two of Travis’s close friends and both pilots. Travis managed to escape the plane by opening the door and sliding down its wing, with his friend Adam Goldstein, the only other survivor, behind him. A year after the crash, Adam died from a prescription drug overdose, making Travis the last remaining survivor
The plane’s on fire and my hands are on fire, so I unbuckle my seat belt and jump right into the jet, which holds all the fuel,” he recalled during a 2015 interview. “I basically ignited my whole body in fire. I’m so soaked in jet fuel, there’s nothing I can do to put the fire out
As a result, Travis suffered third-degree burns on 65% of his body, some so severe he almost lost a foot. He underwent 27 surgeries and was hospitalized for 11 weeks
Travis also experienced severe survivor’s guilt and PTSD from the crash, developing a deadly fear of flying. For the next 13 years, he avoided planes and even believed jets in the sky would crash if he looked up at them
But things changed for Travis in August 2021 when he took his first flight in 13 years with his wife, Kourtney, by his side. He celebrated the occasion with a sweet Instagram post crediting Kourtney for helping him overcome his fear, and later revealed she “stuck by” him when he tried to back out of the flight the night before
Kourtney and Travis have since taken multiple flights to several lavish vacation spots and even got married abroad in Italy last May. Travis has repeatedly praised Kourtney for supporting him on each flight. Fans witnessed Kourtney comforting Travis with a prayer before one of their flights in an episode of The Kardashians on Hulu that aired last year
Now, Travis has taken to the new platform Threads to praise Kourtney for her support once again as he celebrated taking his 30th flight since the crash. Travis, currently on tour with his band Blink-182, wrote on Threads, “Just flew for the 30th time since my plane crash. Wouldn’t be able to tour or enjoy life again the way I do without the healing love of my amazing wife. I love you @kourtneykardash.” Kourtney replied, “So proud of you, my husband,” along with a prayer emoji and a red heart
Reacting to the sweet exchange on Reddit, one fan wrote, “This is so sweet. It’s huge to find someone that makes you feel like you can do/overcome anything.” “Travis’s story always made me realize how powerful & important healing is. For him to go back on planes after what happened and that Kourtney helped him with that. Beautiful,” wrote another. “After reading his book and the raw description of his fear (and what led up to it), this is so very sweet. I’m happy for them,” someone else added.