Last Instagram post of British couple believed dead in Air India flight tragedy
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Believed to have been on the ill-fated Air India flight en route to the UK, British couple Fiongal and Jamie Greenlaw-Meek shared a heartfelt video before boarding.
The spiritual wellness centre owners expressed their fondness for India mere hours prior to the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner's crash into a building in Ahmedabad, resulting in it being consumed by fire.
Carrying 242 passengers, including 53 British citizens, the flight was destined for Gatwick airport.
In their poignant final Instagram post before embarking on flight AI171, the couple radiated contentment, stating they were "going back happily, happily, happily calm."
Fiongal remarked while at the airport: "We are at the airport just boarding. Goodbye India on a 10-hour flight back to London.", reports the Daily Record.
In preceding videos, with his husband by his side, Fiongal recounted the astounding experiences and "treasures" they had acquired that would serve as mementos of their time in India.
He reflected: "So it's our last night in India and we have had a magical experience really, there have been some quite mind-blowing things that have happened."
Adding to the sentiment, Jamie recounted their adventures: "We really have been on quite a journey, and then just spending the last night here in this amazing hotel, and we have just had the most delicious Tali food. It was a perfect way to round up the trip. Excited to share it all with you".
The Greenlaw-Meeks run The Wellness Foundry with locations in south London and Ramsgate, providing services like psychic readings, tarot, reiki, and yoga. Fiongal graced ITV's This Morning in January to share his insights on spirituality.
Back in 2020, he delved into his "Celtic roots" during a magazine tell-all, with his father's Scottish lineage and his mother's Irish background coming to the fore.
He shared his cultural affinity: "I think culturally there is so much magic in Ireland and Scotland."
Since sparking their romance in 2019, the couple sealed their love with a vibrant Vegas wedding in 2022.
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In the wake of Thursday afternoon's catastrophe, a police commissioner reported bleak prospects for those involved.
Gyanendra Singh Malik, Ahmedabad's police commissioner, conveyed to the Associated Press the grim possibility that "some locals would also have died" due to the tragic event.
Air India disclosed the nationalities aboard the ill-fated flight: 169 Indian citizens, 53 Britons, one Canadian, and seven Portuguese individuals were among the passengers.
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