MANILA, Philippines – Jona recalled her scary experience in Turkey, together with Amy Perez and husband Carlo Castillo.
Their flight from Madrid, Spain that was supposed to land at Istanbul Airport was diverted due to the bombing that happened there on Tuesday.
She and Amy were there for the “Maalaala Mo Kaya 25 Kakuwentong Kapamilya” event in Madrid, Spain, together with ABS-CBN executive Charo Santos-Concio.
“Sobrang naging scary po talaga. Sobrang kinabahan po kami,” she said while recalling the experience, Philippine Entertainment Portal reported.
She was thankful that their flight from Madrid was delayed for an hour because if they left on time, they might have been one of the victims of the bombing.
“Andun lang po kami sa loob ng eroplano for two hours nang maka-land po kami. Kasi hindi po kami pinapapasok sa loob ng airport for safety,” she recalled, which happened after they have safely landed at Izmir Airport where their flight was diverted.
“Si Kuya Carlo ang maraming contacts sa TV5, ABS-CBN, DFA, Philippine Embassy sa Turkey, kaya po naging okay din naman lahat,” she concluded.