Tom Fletcher forced to apologise for ‘insensitive' post about his flight after devastating Air India crash
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TOM Fletcher has apologised after posting an "insensitive" Instagram photo after the fatal Air India crash.
He deleted a post about flying a plane while listening to the Foo Fighters song Learn to Fly.
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Tom Fletcher has apologised for an insensitive post shared on the day of the Air India crash
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The tail of the plane is seen hanging from the edge of a building after the crash in India
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People stand near debris at the site of the plane crash
On Thursday it was revealed that an Air India plane burst into a fireball while carrying 242 people, including 53 Brits, flying to London Gatwick airport.
A British man miraculously survived the crash after jumping off the flaming jet and was filmed walking away from the wreckage.
After reading the reports, McFly singer Tom, 38, wrote: "Sorry, I've only just seen the terrible news about the Air India crash.
"So awful. Had I known earlier, I obviously wouldn't have posted about my flight today.
The former Strictly Come Dancing star continued: "I understand why that must have looked insensitive and have deleted it. Thanks for letting me know.
"My whole heart goes out to everyone involved in the crash and all their friends & families."
Tom got his license to fly in 2008 when he was just 23 years old.
He previously said he would have been a pilot if he wasn't in McFly.
Tom apologised after Mark Wright was slammed for moaning about leg room on his flight after the tragic Air India crash.
The former Towie star, 38, posted a snap of himself with wife Michelle Keegan and baby Palma posing in front of a private plane, as he moaned about the leg room on standard jets.
Mark Wright slammed for 'poor taste' post about planes as 265 killed in horror Air India crash
Appearing completely oblivious to the day's events, Mark wrote alongside it: '1 day babe, for now we'll take row 26 with no extra leg room.'
His followers were quick to point out his lack of sensitivity, with one person commenting: 'Prob not the best day to post this when so many people lost their lives on a plane.'
A second said: 'Not really appropriate to put this up after today's plane crash.'
While a third wrote: 'Poor taste given today's event.'
And a fourth added: 'What a time to choose to post this.'
Radio DJ Mark has since deleted the post and blamed it on an admin error.
He wrote: "I apologise for a post I just put up on my page after today's heartbreaking events.
"I have posts from a holiday that are on the scheduled setting, which go out on future days I have set them for which was done last week. It's a horrendous coincidence that today's post was on such a devastating day.
"Once I logged in to my Instagram and realised the post had gone out, I immediately deleted. My heart goes out to everyone who has been effected from today. I'm sorry for this mistake and any offence caused."
At least 265 people were killed - including those on the plane and on the ground - when the Air India flight crashed into a hostel seconds after take off.
According to flight tracking website Flightradar, the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner's final signal was received just seconds after take-off.
This was last logged at 1:38pm local time - less than a minute after it started the journey.
King Charles II said he was "desperately shocked" by Thursday's air crash in India, sending "prayers and deepest possible sympathies" to the families of those affected.
"My wife and I have been desperately shocked by the terrible events in Ahmedabad this morning," the monarch wrote on Instagram, calling it a "heartbreaking and traumatic time".
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