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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
an hour 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
an hour 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.'
New York Post
3 hours ago
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- New York Post
British passenger, 28, missed doomed Air India flight by 10 minutes because of traffic: ‘Totally a miracle'
A British woman narrowly missed boarding the doomed Air India flight by just 10 minutes because she was stuck in traffic on the way to the airport in what she described as 'totally a miracle.' Bhoomi Chauhan, 28, traveled about 125 miles to India's Ahmedabad Airport to get to seat 36G on Flight AI171 to London Gatwick Airport on Thursday — but her taxi got stuck in city traffic, causing her to arrive at 12:20 p.m., just 10 minutes after the boarding process began, she told the BBC Friday. 3 Bhoomi Chauhan, 28, missed the boarding time for the doomed Air India flight by 10 minutes because of traffic. BBC Despite having checked-in online, the Bristol resident was turned away by airline staff, who prevented her from taking her seat on the Boeing 787, which crashed into a residential neighborhood killing 241 people on board and more on the ground just moments after taking off. 'This is totally a miracle for me,' Chauhan, an administrative studies student who was vacationing in India, told the outlet. She recalled feeling 'angry' and 'dejected' after missing the flight after traveling from Ankleshwar. 'We got very angry with our driver and left the airport in frustration,' Chauhan said. 'I was very disappointed. When I missed the flight, I was dejected. Only thing that I had in mind was, 'If I had started a little early, I would have boarded the plane.'' 3 The wreckage of Air India Flight 171, which crashed moments after taking off in Ahmedabad, India, Thursday. AFP via Getty Images '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,' she said. 'There, I got the call that the plane had gone down.' Flight AI171 took off from Ahmedabad Airport as scheduled Thursday afternoon local time but crashed roughly 30 seconds into the flight after struggling to gain altitude. The Boeing jet bound for London went down in a residential neighborhood of the western Indian metropolis, which is home to roughly 5 million people. The fateful flight produced another miracle with a lone survivor from the plane walking out of the wreckage. 3 241 people on board the flight died and with dozens more on the ground being killed and injured. Hanif Sindh/UP/Shutterstock British national Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, 40, escaped the rubble of the devastating crash by crawling out of an emergency door as one of his brothers lay dead just a few feet away. Dozens more were killed and injured on the ground. Officials said the 241 victims on board the Air India flight included 217 adults and 11 children — 169 Indian nationals, 53 Brits, seven Portuguese nationals and one Canadian, Air India said. The cause of the crash is currently under investigation.
Yahoo
4 hours 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
