13 July 2023 , 09:15
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Travis Barker has said that he's flown for the 30th time since surviving a fatal plane crash more than a decade ago, with him praising Kourtney Kardashian for her support.
The drummer, 47 - best known as a member of Blink-182 - had been a passenger on a plane that crashed in South Carolina in 2008, which is understood to have claimed the lives of four others onboard.
He's previously spoken about the impact it had on his mental health and it's understood that he didn't get back on a plane until 2021, more than a decade after the crash.
Travis - who was one of the two survivors - has announced this week on new platform Threads that he's just flown for the 30th time since the fatal plane crash years ago.
Travis Barker has marked his 30th flight since being a passenger on a plane that crashed years ago (kourtneykardash/Instagram)
He was one of just two survivors from a plane that crashed in South Carolina back in 2008 (AFP via Getty Images)Travis - who's said to have had a fear of flying prior to the crash - marked the milestone with a post on the platform, which he shared on his Instagram Story yesterday too.
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He wrote in the post: "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."
The musician - who has been in a relationship with Kourtney for more than two years - concluded by expressing his love for her, writing: "I love you". He tagged her in the post.
Kourtney - who has been married to Travis since last year - shared her partner's post on her own Instagram Story and reacted by writing in response: "So proud of my husband".
Travis, who's believed to have taken his first flight since the accident in 2021, has praised his wife Kourtney Kardashian for her 'healing love' (Getty Images for The Recording A)Travis has spoken about the plane crash in the past, including sharing that he "wasn't in a good place" when he discovered that two friends onboard and the pilots had died.
The private plane is said to have experienced a loss of pressure on the runway ahead of its flight to California, which reportedly resulted in there being an aborted take-off.
It's subsequently said to have veered off the end of the runway in South Carolina and smashed through a fence, with the aircraft said to have burst into flames shortly afterwards.
Travis is said to have had 65 per cent burns to his body after escaping the plane and reportedly underwent 27 surgeries and skin grafts, spending a number of weeks in hospital.