An out-of-breath and disheveled Britney Spears almost lost it when she learned she might miss her flight to Los Angeles on Friday.

 

Carrying two small bags, Spears, 25, ran through Miami International Airport to catch her American Airlines flight. But when she arrived at the gate and handed her boarding pass to the ticket agent, she was informed that the walkway had been retracted from the plane and the flight was closed.

 

"She was really upset," says David Paulsen, a passenger at an adjoining gate. "She (said) to the agent, 'I've got to get on this plane to get home to my kids.' She looked like she was about to cry."

 

The ticket agent called the pilot and requested that Spears be allowed on the flight.�She told the pilot, "'I've got Britney Spears here and she wants to get on the plane," Paulson says. After a pause, the agent said, "No, I'm serious. Can we get her on the plane?" A few seconds later, the agent smiled and nodded to Spears, and the walkway was extended again.

 

Because the flight was nearly full, Spears had no available seat in first class. Instead, the singer took a seat in the last row of coach.

 

An American Airlines spokesperson tells PEOPLE that it's not unusual for the airline to allow late arrivals on the plane as long as it won't delay the flight. The final decision is left up to the ****pit crew and gate agents.�

 

As a visibly relieved Spears was about to board the plane, she stopped to give an autograph to the agent, and then turned to the crowd of onlookers and waved. "God bless!" she said as she got on the plane and headed towards home.

 

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Glad she got home okay.

 

No doubt some people will think it's because of who she is, but I've seen this happen before, so it's not ;)