On March 1 of this year, Matthew McConaughey and his wife Camila Alves found themselves in a terrifying moment no traveler ever wants to face: your plane is dropping through the air.
The longtime couple – who have been married since 2012 and share kids Levi, 14, Vida, 13, and Livingston, ten – were passengers on a Lufthansa flight traveling from Austin, Texas to Frankfurt, Germany that was suddenly diverted to Virginia's Washington Dulles International Airport after passengers were injured when the plane dropped several feet in the air.
At the time, Camila shared details of the harrowing experience on Instagram, writing: "On flight last night, [the] plane dropped almost 4000 feet, 7 people went to the hospital. Everything was flying everywhere."
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Now, one month later, the How to Lose a Guy in Ten Days actor spoke on Kelly Ripa's recently launched podcast, Let's Talk of Camera, about the incident, going into further detail on him and his wife's reaction.
"You're in suspended disbelief," he recalled, adding: "I mean, it's zero gravity. Your red wine and the glass and the plates that your food was on are all suspended floating still just in the air."
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Matthew recalled feeling totally helpless in the moment, and noted how it was a moment of "complete loss of control."
© GettyHe said: "100 percent feeling of 'I am not in control. I have no way to get control of this situation in the moment.'"
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The father-of-three also admitted that when the turbulence first started, he wasn't wearing a seatbelt, and explained: "My tray table is what held me down."
© GettyHe recalled: "There was not a seatbelt warning right before it happened. Yeah, I just immediately reached over, made sure Camila had her seat belt on, held hands there just saying, 'OK, is that it? Is another one coming?' Another one did come."
Following the incident, seven people were taken to local hospitals for injuries believed to be minor. In a statement to NBC News shortly after, Lufthansa said: "Lufthansa regrets the inconvenience caused to passengers," adding: "The safety and well-being of passengers and crew members is Lufthansa's top priority at all times."
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