Man Miraculously Walks Out After Deadly Air India Crash Vantage With Palki Sharma
Man Miraculously Walks Out After Deadly Air India Crash | Vantage With Palki Sharma | N18G
Man Miraculously Walks Out After Deadly Air India Crash | Vantage With Palki Sharma | N18G
Outside the Civil Hospital in Ahmedabad, heartbroken families waited all day for updates after a tragic Air India plane crash. Inside, on a hospital bed, lay Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, a 40-year-old British national, and according to reports, the only survivor. Our report tells the miraculous survival of one man and the heartbreaking loss of more than 200 others, including children, newlyweds, and entire families whose dreams ended in moments.
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Time of India
an hour ago
- Time of India
Ahmedabad plane crash: Lone survivor Viswashkumar Ramesh discharged from hospital
NEW DELHI: The only survivor of the Air India AI-171 crash, Viswashkumar Ramesh, was discharged from Ahmedabad Civil Hospital on Wednesday morning, six days after the disaster that killed over 240 people. The British national of Indian origin was travelling with his brother, Ajaykumar Ramesh, on the London-bound Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner when it crashed shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad last Thursday. The aircraft came down within 30 seconds of becoming airborne. While his brother, seated across the aisle in 11J, is among the deceased. Video clips from the crash site show the 38-year-old stumbling and bleeding, repeatedly shouting in Gujarati: 'Plane fatyo che! Plane fatyo che!' ('The plane exploded!'). Officials confirmed that the mortal remains of his brother were handed over to the family on Tuesday night. 'Where is my brother?' Still recovering from shock and head injuries, Viswashkumar initially refused to speak after being rescued. From his bed in Ward B7 of Ahmedabad Civil Hospital, he reportedly asked: 'Where is my brother? Leave me alone. I don't want to talk. Can anyone tell me where he is?' In a brief conversation with his cousin Dhirendra Somabhai, he recalled hearing strange noises and feeling the aircraft stalling before the pilot's emergency call: 'Mayday! Mayday! Mayday!' He said he remembers 'jumping through a door' and then waking up in chaos. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Thị trường có dấu hiệu suy thoái không? IC Markets Đăng ký Undo According to Ayub Mansuri, a close family friend who dropped the brothers at the airport that morning, Viswashkumar spoke to him three times after the crash before his phone went dead. 'I rushed to the hospital and found him injured,' he said. From Diu to London The Ramesh brothers were among 15 residents of Bucharwada and Vanakbara villages in Diu travelling on AI-171. Originally from the coastal town of Diu, Viswashkumar had lived in the UK for over 15 years. He and his brother ran a garment business in London and also managed a fishing enterprise back in India. Authorities said Viswashkumar was identified as the sole survivor around 2.30pm on the day of the crash, after which his hospital ward was sealed off.
Indian Express
2 hours ago
- Indian Express
Amid 13 Air India 787 cancellations, Gaurav Taneja lauds pilots for putting their foot down and ‘refusing to accept' unsafe aircraft
YouTuber Gaurav Taneja, who's known as Flying Beast online, posted a short video on Tuesday defending the pilots involved in the recent Air India Flight 171 crash in Ahmedabad, which left over 250 individuals dead. He said that it is easier for airlines to claim insurance if they pin the blame on the pilots, who aren't there to defend themselves. He'd previously debunked theories that suggested human error led to the crash, saying that in his opinion, it was a rare 'dual engine failure' that likely caused it. He'd also spoken about the pressure that airlines put on pilots in India. As the dual engine failure theory gains steam amid the ongoing investigation into the crash, several other Air India flights were cancelled on Tuesday and Wednesday. Reacting to the mass cancellations, Taneja wrote on X, 'Lot of Air India flight getting cancelled recently due to technical snags, after the 12th June accident. Pilots hopefully have stopped accepting the aircraft's with so many MEL's each flight. It increases their workload immensely. Everyone knows that the 'Red' airline is being dispatched on minimum equipment's. 90+ MEL's every flight. DGCA should step in and stop this.' He's referring to the Minimum Equipment List, which is 'a categorised list of on-board systems, instruments and equipment that may be inoperative for flight in a specified aircraft model.' Also read – After defending deceased pilots, Gaurav Taneja suggests overloading caused Air India Flight 171 crash: 'Airlines earn maximum money from cargo' In his short video posted on Tuesday, Taneja had said that overloading of the aircraft might have caused an issue. Citing video of the crash, and data made available online, he said that the Air India Flight 171 took longer to take off than it should have, and said that several airlines overload aircraft with cargo to earn extra money. 'The aircraft is overloaded because airlines earn maximum money from cargo, and they report less cargo on paper but actually they overload the aircraft. Was that the reason behind the crash?' He also mentioned a flight from Tel Aviv that met with an accident due to an error in recording cargo weight. He concluded the video by saying, 'More details are awaited, we will update you soon' Lot of Air India flight getting cancelled recently due to technical snags, after the 12th June accident. . Pilots hopefully have stopped accepting the aircraft's with so many MEL's each flight. It increases their workload immensely. . Everyone knows that the 'Red' airline is… — Gaurav Taneja (@flyingbeast320) June 17, 2025 On Monday, he had defended the deceased pilots against blame. In a video, he said, 'It's very easy to blame the pilots when they are not there to defend themselves. Boeing and Air India both are big companies so leave them and let's blame the pilot. Also, it gets easy to claim insurance if you blame it on the pilot. That is one more reason for big companies to not take it on themselves. Americans think Indian pilots aren't very competent but that's not the case.' Looks like earlier they were flying with minimal checks, 'chalta hai' attitude but are not taking risks anymore. So the same flight with same number of tech issues would have been airborne a few weeks ago but someone has put their foot down finally. Hope they improve their… — वरुण 🇮🇳 (@varungrover) June 17, 2025 Writer-director-lyricist Varun Grover also spoke about safety issues in a post on X, writing, 'Looks like earlier they were flying with minimal checks, 'chalta hai' attitude but are not taking risks anymore. So the same flight with same number of tech issues would have been airborne a few weeks ago but someone has put their foot down finally. Hope they improve their baseline safety and maintenance and if that means cancelling most flights for the next few months, totally a financial risk worth taking.' After the Flight 171 crash last week, more than 80 flights have been cancelled for various reasons. Air India cancelled 13 Boeing 787-operated AI flights on Tuesday.
Time of India
3 hours ago
- Time of India
£100M F-35 fighter jet stranded in Kerala: Technical snag or something else? What's keeping it grounded?
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