Penelope Cruz who was a onboard a Continental flight from Newark to Barcelona had a panic attack and had to be deplaned. Cruz, who was traveling alone in first class became agitated just as the already two hours delayed flight left the gate.
The plane which started at 8:52 pm returned back as Cruz explained her restlessness to the pilot. A fellow passenger told Huffington Post,
She was freaking out and refused to fly.
As Cruz was being deplaned with her baggage, the luggage of other passengers eventually got drenched in rain.
The status on Continental’s website of Flight 120 mentions that the airplane returned to the gate in Newark even before taking off. Cruz’s spokesperson said that the actress is all fine saying,
There was no panic attack. The airline let her know there was going to be a 3 or 4 hour delay due to the storm. She had work so she figured she’d deplane and fly when the storm passed.
This is not the first time when the Oscar nominee has had a panic attack onboard. She earlier forced an emergency landing in 2004 when she was flying with friend Salma Hayek.
