Who were the passengers on board the Air India flight that crashed in Ahmedabad?
A London-bound Air India flight crashed 33 seconds after take-off from Ahmedabad airport on Thursday, killing 229 passengers and 12 crew members on board. One Indian origin British national, Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, miraculously survived the accident and remains in hospital.
The aircraft, a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner operating as AI 171, rammed into the doctors' hostel of BJ Medical College in the city's Meghani Nagar area at 1:39 pm, reducing the building to rubble and sending thick black smoke billowing into the sky.
Among the deceased was former Gujarat chief minister Vijay Rupani. The victims also included a couple from Agra heading for a UK holiday, two siblings on a summer trip, and a family of five who were taking selfies moments before disaster struck. Two young British nationals, who had just wrapped up a 'magical' India tour, also perished in the crash.
The crash has claimed lives across nationalities. In a statement, Air India confirmed the aircraft was carrying 169 Indian passengers, 53 British, seven Portuguese, and one Canadian. The sole survivor was identified as Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, a British national of Indian origin seated in 11A.
In the aftermath, the Tata Group, which owns Air India, announced a compensation of ₹1 crore to the families of each person who lost their lives in the crash.
Investigation teams from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) have been deployed to determine the cause of the accident. The black box has been recovered and preliminary findings are awaited.
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