Soul of every journey: Air India pays tribute to members lost in Ahmedabad crash
'You flew with compassion. You will be remembered with love,' the message read after naming each of the 10 deceased staff members.Tata Group and Air India mourned the loss of its cabin crew members and honoured the crew's personal and professional contributions. The statement on its social media handle X comes a day after N Chandrasekaran, Chairman of Tata Sons and Air India, said he deeply regretted the accident. 'It is an extremely difficult situation where I have no words to express to console any of the families of those who died. I deeply regret that this accident happened in a Tata-run airline. And I feel very sorry,' he said.advertisementChandrasekaran also announced plans to create an 'AI-171 Trust' to provide long-term support, including financial and other needs, to the affected families.A day after the crash, Chandrasekharan in a letter to Tata Group employees called June 12 'one of the darkest days in the group's history.''What occurred yesterday was inexplicable... to lose so many at once is incomprehensible,' he wrote.In the aftermath of one of the deadliest air disasters India has seen, Air India will cut wide-body international flights by 15 per cent until mid-July due to stricter DGCA checks and Iranian airspace closures. Meanwhile, the aviation ministry has set a 60-day deadline for owners to report illegal structures near airports before demolition.
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