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Daily Express
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- Daily Express
Missed by minutes: Woman escapes death in Air India crash
Published on: Saturday, June 14, 2025 Published on: Sat, Jun 14, 2025 Text Size: Bhoomi Chauhan, a 28-year-old student from Bristol, narrowly escaped death after missing her Air India flight to London by just 10 minutes. Delayed by heavy traffic en route to Ahmedabad airport, she was denied boarding despite having checked in online. Advertisement Moments later, while speaking with a travel agent about a refund, she learned that the plane—AI171—had crashed shortly after take-off, killing all 241 passengers, 12 crew, and at least 8 people on the ground. 'I was very angry and disappointed, but now I see it as a miracle,' she told BBC Gujarati. The tragedy claimed the lives of 53 Britons, including families from Gloucester and London. Emergency crews continued to sift through debris into Friday, seeking answers to the crash, which happened just 30 seconds after take-off. Only one passenger, British national Vishwashkumar Ramesh, is known to have survived. * Follow us on our official WhatsApp channel and Telegram for breaking news alerts and key updates! * Do you have access to the Daily Express e-paper and online exclusive news? Check out subscription plans available. Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express's Telegram channel. Daily Express Malaysia
West Australian
a day ago
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- West Australian
Air India crash: Woman says traffic jam meant she missed being on doomed flight by minutes
A woman has revealed she missed boarding the doomed Air India plane by mere minutes after being delayed in a traffic jam. Bhoomi Chauhan, 28, says she was meant to be on the flight that crashed soon after take-off from Ahmedabad on Thursday, killing all but one person on board. The Bristol woman told BBC Gujarati that she had been in India on holiday and was scheduled to fly home on the flight headed to Gatwick Airport but airline officials would not let her board after she arrived late. Ms Chauhan said she was initially angry at missing her flight but now calls it a 'miracle'. 'We got very angry with our driver and left the airport in frustration,' she told BBC . 'I was very disappointed. We left the airport and stood at a place to drink tea and after a while, before leaving... we were talking to the travel agent about how to get a refund for the ticket. 'There, I got a call that the plane had gone down.' BBC reports it checked the business administration student's digital boarding pass and it showed she had been allocated seat 36G. The airline said 230 passengers and 12 crew were on board when the plane went down — 169 Indian nationals, 53 British, seven Portuguese and one Canadian. Just one passenger, British national Vishwashkumar Ramesh, survived the crash. 'When I missed the flight, I was dejected,' Ms Chauhan said. 'Only thing that I had in mind was, 'If I had started a little early, I would have boarded the plane'. 'This is totally a miracle for me.'
Perth Now
a day ago
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‘Miracle': Reason woman missed doomed flight by minutes
A woman has revealed she missed boarding the doomed Air India plane by mere minutes after being delayed in a traffic jam. Bhoomi Chauhan, 28, says she was meant to be on the flight that crashed soon after take-off from Ahmedabad on Thursday, killing all but one person on board. The Bristol woman told BBC Gujarati that she had been in India on holiday and was scheduled to fly home on the flight headed to Gatwick Airport but airline officials would not let her board after she arrived late. Bhoomi Chauhan says it's a 'miracle' she wasn't on the doomed flight. Credit: x Ms Chauhan said she was initially angry at missing her flight but now calls it a 'miracle'. 'We got very angry with our driver and left the airport in frustration,' she told BBC. 'I was very disappointed. We left the airport and stood at a place to drink tea and after a while, before leaving... we were talking to the travel agent about how to get a refund for the ticket. 'There, I got a call that the plane had gone down.' The Air India plane went down minutes after take-off. Credit: Unknown / X formerly Twitter BBC reports it checked the business administration student's digital boarding pass and it showed she had been allocated seat 36G. The airline said 230 passengers and 12 crew were on board when the plane went down — 169 Indian nationals, 53 British, seven Portuguese and one Canadian. Just one passenger, British national Vishwashkumar Ramesh, survived the crash. PM Narendra Modi meets crash survivor Vishwaskumar Ramesh. Credit: x 'When I missed the flight, I was dejected,' Ms Chauhan said. 'Only thing that I had in mind was, 'If I had started a little early, I would have boarded the plane'. 'This is totally a miracle for me.'
Yahoo
a day ago
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Woman, 28, Says She Missed Air India Flight Because of Traffic: ‘A Miracle'
Bhoomi Chauhan, who was visiting India on holiday, said she was caught up in a traffic snag while en route to the Ahmedabad airport She said airline officials wouldn't let her board the plane after she arrived shortly before departure time Chauhan's digital boarding pass showed she would've sat in economy class had she been on the doomed flightA woman from Britain said bumper-to-bumper traffic caused her to miss the Air India flight to London that later crashed, killing 241 people in Ahmedabad, India, on Thursday, June 12. In an interview with BBC Gujarati, Bhoomi Chauhan, 28, of Bristol, England, who was visiting India on holiday, said that when she arrived at the airport shortly before the plane's departure, airline officials would not let her board. "We left the airport and stood at a place to drink tea and after a while, before leaving... we were talking to the travel agent about how to get a refund for the ticket,' Chauhan told the BBC, adding that she received a call that the plane went down. The Boeing 787-8 aircraft bound for London's Gatwick airport crashed shortly after takeoff. The airline stated that at the time of the flight, there were 230 passengers and 12 crew on board the aircraft. "The passengers comprised 169 Indian nationals, 53 British nationals, 7 Portuguese nationals and 1 Canadian national," the airline said in a statement via X. Of the 242 people on board the plane, only one person — a British man — survived the disaster, Air India said. "Air India offers its deepest condolences to the families of the deceased," the company further added. "Our efforts now are focused entirely on the needs of all those affected, their families and loved ones." BBC News reviewed Chauhan's digital boarding pass, which indicated she as assigned to economy class seat 36G. "When I missed the flight, I was dejected,' she further recalled. 'Only thing that I had in mind was, 'If I had started a little early, I would have boarded the plane.' " Chauhan acknowledged how lucky she was to have missed the flight. "This is totally a miracle for me,' she told the outlet. In an interview with DD News from his bed in Ahmedabad Civil Hospital, Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, 40, reportedly the sole survivor of the crash, said, 'I don't know how I survived. I saw people dying in front of my eyes – the air hostesses, and two people I saw near me… I walked out of the rubble,' per the Hindustan Times. 'Even I can't believe how I came out of it alive. For a moment, I felt like I was going to die too. But when I opened my eyes and looked around, I realized I was alive. I still can't believe how I survived,' Ramesh added. Never miss a story — sign up for to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. On Thursday, Air India announced that it has established friends and relatives assistance centers at Ahmedabad, Mumbai, Delhi and Gatwick airports 'to provide support and take care of the needs of the families and loved ones of those on flight AI171.' 'These centres are facilitating the travel of family members to Ahmedabad,' the airline's statement continued. Additional reporting by Greta Bjornson. Read the original article on People
Yahoo
a day ago
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28-year-old stuck in traffic missed Air India flight that crashed
A 28-year-old student who was visiting western India says she missed her Air India flight back to London due to bumper-to-bumper traffic. That flight was AI171, which crashed shortly after takeoff. Bhoomi Chauhan reportedly said airline staff didn't let her complete her check-in at Ahmedabad airport even though she had checked in online. She said she arrived at the airport less than an hour before departure — and 10 minutes after boarding was scheduled to start — after being stuck in Ahmedabad's city center traffic. The business administration student who lives in Bristol, England, remembered being frustrated and disappointed. "We got very angry with our driver and left the airport in frustration," she told BBC Gujarati, a news service by BBC in the Gujarati language. "We left the airport and stood at a place to drink tea and after a while, before leaving... we were talking to the travel agent about how to get a refund for the ticket," Chauhan said. "There, I got a call that the plane had gone down," she said. "This is totally a miracle for me," she added. CBS News partner BBC News reviewed her digital boarding pass, which showed her assigned to seat 36G. She had traveled to the airport from Ankleshwar, which is about 125 miles from Ahmedabad. "When I missed the flight, I was dejected," she said. "Only thing that I had in mind was, 'If I had started a little early, I would have boarded the plane.'"The jet carrying 242 people crashed into buildings in Ahmedabad on Thursday morning, a few minutes after taking off, killing everyone on board except a sole survivor. The cause of the crash is not yet known. One of the "black boxes" has been recovered from the wreckage of the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, an Indian aviation official said, marking an important step in the investigation. Video shows Air India plane crashing in Ahmedabad Air India plane crashes shortly after takeoff, carrying more than 240 people Remembering the Beach Boys' Brian Wilson
