Overview

• Douglas spoke following the Ahmedabad crash of Gatwick-bound Air India Flight 171, which killed 241 passengers and crew and dozens on the ground
• She lost a close friend in the 2009 Air France Flight 447 disaster after missing the booking due to a job in Hollywood
• Investigators determined Flight 447 stalled and crashed into the Atlantic Ocean on June 1, 2009, killing 228 people after inconsistent airspeed readings and pilot miscommunication
• Despite hosting travel programmes like A Place in the Sun for seven years, she says she still prays at takeoff to cope with her fear of flying
• Her new Channel 4 property series, Can't Sell Must Sell, is set to launch next month and will require her to confront her aviophobia