Travis Barker flies for the first time since the 2008 crash

Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker flew on a plane for the first time since a fatal plane crash in 2008 that left him with serious injuries, according to reports.

The crash saw the plane’s two pilots and two of its four passengers killed instantly, with Barker and his colleague DJ AM seriously injured. Barker then spent 11 weeks in a hospital, undergoing 26 surgeries and a number of skin grafts.

Since then, the drummer has sworn not to fly anymore. In 2016, Blink-182 shared plans to tour Europe by boat to avoid flying, while Barker abandoned a tour of Australia in 2013 due to his fear. In 2011, he said he was considering hypnotherapy so he could fly again.

Earlier this year, Barker hinted he might be ready to board a plane again after more than a decade, tweeting: “I could fly again.”

I could fly again ✈️

– Travis Barker (@travisbarker) June 25, 2021

Now according to TMZ, Barker took a flight Saturday August 14 to Cabo, Mexico from Los Angeles with his girlfriend Kourtney Kardashian.

“It’s a huge deal that Travis flew to Cabo. The plane crash many years ago was extremely traumatic. He needed a lot of help to get there,” a source said. to PEOPLE. “Kourtney has been very supportive. She never made him steal. They managed to travel to the United States without having to take a plane and Kourtney did very well. “

“I was dark,” Barker said Men’s health earlier this year from his experiences following the accident. “I couldn’t walk on the street. If I saw a plane [in the sky]I was determined it was going to crash, and I just didn’t want to see it.