Air India warned for flying Airbus planes with unchecked escape slides
The warning notices and an investigation report were not in any way related to last week's crash of an Air India Boeing 787-8 plane that killed all but one of the 242 people onboard, and were sent days before that incident.
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Time of India
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- Time of India
Doc arrested after causing chaos on flight, threatening to crash it
Bengaluru: A 36-year-old doctor was arrested on Tuesday after she created ruckus aboard an Air India flight from Bengaluru to Surat and allegedly threatened to crash the aircraft when cabin crew objected to her placing baggage in a restricted area near the crew cabin. The incident delayed the flight by two hours and led to a security scare. The accused, identified as Vyas Hiral Mohanbhai, from Shivanahalli near Yelahanka, was travelling alone on Air India Flight IX2749 with two pieces of baggage. According to police, the Ayurvedic doctor bypassed the check-in counter, insisting on carrying both bags on board. The situation escalated after Mohanbhai boarded the flight and left one of her bags near the crew cabin while taking the other to her seat, 20F. When the cabin crew asked her to keep the bag in the overhead compartment near her seat, she refused and insisted they keep it with them. Despite repeated requests by the crew and later the captain, Mohanbhai refused to comply and began abusing the staff. The confrontation soon involved fellow passengers, who also tried to reason with her, but she reportedly shouted at them and continued her tirade. At one point, she allegedly threatened to crash the flight if the crew moved her baggage. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Hausbesitzer jubeln! Wer Heute noch ohne Solar lebt sollte nun die Lauscher aufsperren. Solar Nachrichten Aktuell Mehr erfahren Undo With the situation spiralling, the captain alerted security and called CISF personnel, who boarded the aircraft and offloaded her. The incident took place between 2.45pm and 5.30pm, according to a complaint filed by Agnimitra Bahinipati, associate manager of security at Kempegowda International Airport, with the KIA police. Police said Mohanbhai did not stop there. Once taken to the KIA police station, she continued to abuse and manhandle police officers, creating further disturbance. "This was the first time we heard such abusive language in the station," a senior officer claimed. Mohanbhai was arrested and booked under section 3A of the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against Safety of Civil Aviation Act, 1982, which carries a punishment of life imprisonment and sections 351 (criminal intimidation) and 353 (statements conducing to public mischief) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). She has been remanded in judicial custody. Her husband, who works in an educational institution in the city and hails from Odisha, appeared before police. He informed them that Mohanbhai had stopped practising medicine and was en route to Gujarat to visit her family. He reportedly told police she had created disturbances in public spaces in the past. Police are now verifying her background and previous incidents.
Hindustan Times
2 hours ago
- Hindustan Times
Air India cabin crew Singson's remains arrive in Manipur; funeral likely today
The mortal remains of Air India cabin crew Lamnunthem Singson, who died in the Ahmedabad plane crash on June 12, reached her hometown in Manipur's Kangpokpi district on Thursday night, after being flown to Dimapur airport in Nagaland. The 26-year-old was among the 241 passengers and crew aboard Air India Flight AI 171, which crashed just seconds after takeoff. Her body was flown from Ahmedabad to Dimapur on an IndiGo flight, and received by family members, community representatives, and officials at the airport. On the way from Dimapur to Kangpokpi by road, the convoy halted for a few minutes in the Nagaland capital to allow Kuki Union Kohima and Kuki mother's to bid her farewell and pay tribute to the departed soul, a cousin of Singson told PTI. "Normally we (the Kuki people) don't hold last rites at the night. Most likely it will be held tommorow. Today, there will be prayer sessions and other traditional funeral related programmes," he said. Earlier in the day, a solemn programme was held at Dimapur airport to receive the mortal remains of Singson. On the occasion, floral tributes were paid by officials and representatives from several organisations, including the Kuki Community Dimapur, Kuki Students' Union Nagaland, Naga Council Dimapur, Dimapur District Citizens Forum, Zeliang Youth Organisation Dimapur, Chumoukedima Kuki Union, and the Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee. The groups offered condolences to the bereaved family and paid their last respects to the departed soul. Originally from Old Lambulane colony in Imphal, Singson's family relocated to Kangpokpi in 2023 following the outbreak of ethnic violence between the Meitei and Kuki communities in the state. Tragically, another cabin crew member from Manipur, Kongbrailatpam Nganthoi Sharma, who belonged to the Meitei community, also died in the same disaster. Her mortal remains are yet to arrive in the state.
Indian Express
2 hours ago
- Indian Express
Mortal remains of 199 Ahmedabad plane crash victims handed over to families so far
The mortal remains of 199 victims of the June 12 fatal plane crash in Ahmedabad have been handed over to their families so far, Gujarat health minister Rushikesh Patel has confirmed. On Thursday, a week after the crash of Air India flight AI 171, a total of 217 DNA matches had been confirmed and as many families had been contacted to reach the hospital and receive the bodies of their loved ones. As of 8.30 pm Thursday, according to Patel's post on X, 199 bodies had been handed over to the passengers' kin while the processes with regard to the others remained underway.
