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Daily Mirror
2 days ago
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- Daily Mirror
Bride in Air India crash was flying to meet husband for first time since wedding
Khushboo Rajpurohit, 21, had set off to meet her husband in London for the first time since their wedding when she was tragically killed in the Air India plane crash A bride who was meeting her husband for the first time since their wedding was among the victims of the horror Air India crash, it has emerged. Khushboo Rajpurohit, 21, was on board yesterday when the Boeing Dreamliner plane tragically crashed and exploded shortly after take-off - killing her and 240 other people. Ms Rajpurohit, who was from a small village called Araba in Rajasthan, India, had married husband Manfool Singh, who studies in London, back in January. She had taken a smiling selfie with a relative at the airport shortly before take-off - but would never reach her destination. Also thought to have died is four-year-old Sara Nanabawa, who was travelling with her parents Akeel and Hannaa when the aircraft smashed into a doctors' hostel in Ahmedabad, India. A family of five from Rajasthan who were relocating to London are also feared dead. In one selfie taken seconds before take-off, Komi Vyas and husband Prateek Joshi, both doctors, were seen smiling as they sat on the aisle opposite their children. Joshi had moved to London a few years ago, and his family were set to join him. Four medical students inside the struck building are believed to have been killed, along with four relatives who were in the building. One man - a British national - miraculously survived the disaster. Crowds began gathering outside Vishwash Kumar Ramesh's family home in Leicester last night after he was confirmed to have been hospitalised, with loved ones now hoping to get an update on his brother, Ajay, who is feared to have died. "Vishwash is fine, but he's not worried about himself at all. He's just worried about his brother", one relative, 27-year-old Nayan Ramesh, told Leicestershire Live. On Friday, Vishwash was paid a visit in hospital by Narendra Modi. The Indian Prime Minister had earlier visited the crash site, and confirmed that his government had launched an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the disaster. National media have reported that authorities will ground the entire Boeing 787-8 Fleet while the investigation is ongoing. Four members of the UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) are being sent to assist the Indian Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau with the probe, and will be given expert status due to the presence of British citizens on the flight last night. Local officials working at the site said most of the bodies found were charred beyond recognition. A spokesperson at Number 10 told reporters yesterday to expect a "significant loss of life", with over 50 British nationals believed to have been on board at the time of the crash. Investigators are yet to determine the cause of the the crash, and there has no been update so far on whether search teams have been able to retrieve black boxes, which could hold vital flight data, and cockpit voice recordings.
Metro
2 days ago
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- Metro
Air India plane pilot's chilling mayday call before deadly Ahmedabad crash
Sort: Newest first Oldest first Pinned Update June 12, 2025 10:50 am 53 British nationals were onboard tragic flight We're receiving more details about the passengers onboard. 217 adults, 11 children and two infants were onboard. 53 passengers were British nationals. 169 were Indian nationals, seven were Portuguese, and there was one Canadian on board. All the passengers, except one 40-year-old British national, are believed to be dead. June 12, 2025 10:59 pm Seven killed when Air India plane collided with medical college At least five medical students, one resident doctor and the wife of a doctor of the BJ Medical College in Ahmedabad were killed and 60 students were injured in the Air India crash. The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner crashed into the medical school's accommodation for male students, slamming into the dorm's dining hall while up to 80 students were inside. The Federation of All India Medical Association (FAIMA) national vice president, Dr Divyansh Singh, confirmed the deaths. He added: 'Bodies that have been found were totally charred.' June 12, 2025 10:45 pm New bride on way to see husband for first time since wedding feared dead The last photo ever taken of Khushboo Rajpurohit was just outside Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport. She was set to fly to London to see her husband, Manfool Singh, for the first time since getting married in January. But Rajpurohit, from the village of Araba in Rajasthan's Balotra district, is now believed to have been among the 241 who died in the Air India crash, NDTV reported. June 12, 2025 10:39 pm Woman missed doomed Air India flight by 10 minutes A woman who missed her flight to London by 10 minutes narrowly escaped the Air India flight AI-171 crash. Bhoomi Chauhan had her ticket at the ready for the flight from Ahmedabad only to miss it, she told Republic TV. She said: 'I am completely devastated after hearing about the loss. My body is literally shivering. I am not able to talk. My mind is totally blank now after hearing all that has happened.' June 12, 2025 10:34 pm Air India plane that crashed had 'prior issues', claims passenger 'The AC isn't working, many systems are non-functional, and passengers are visibly distressed. Even the entertainment screens in front of the seats are not operational.' This is what a passenger who says they were on the same aircraft hours before the crash said they experienced. Akash Vatsa said on X that he was on the AI 423 from Delhi to Ahmedabad this morning and landed at 11.40am. He added: 'The cabin is hot and stuffy, I'm sweating. The air conditioning hasn't worked for 15 minutes. This is Air India's Dreamliner aircraft.' June 12, 2025 10:25 pm Tributes to This Morning star feared dead Former This Morning editor Martin Frizell has paid tribute to a former guest feared to have been those aboad the Air India flight. Fiongal Greenlaw, 39, and his husband Jamie Meek, 45, filmed themselves for an Instagram video moments before boarding. They founded a wellness brand together, which Fiongal promoted on the morning talk show earlier this year. Frizell said on social media: 'I remember his visit to the studio in January, he was passionate about auras and although I'm a sceptical sort his vibrancy and sheer enthusiasm won folk over.' June 12, 2025 9:44 pm 'Lovely lady' and two-year-old grandson feared on board Air India flight A 'lovely' grandmother and her two-year-old grandson are feared to have crashed alongside 240 others in Air India flight AI171. Recently widowed Raxa Modha, 55, her daughter-in-law Yasha Kamdar and grandson Rudra are believed to have been on the plane. The widow was returning to Northamptonshire with her family after spending time in India following her husband Kishor's death. In a twist of fate, Raxa's son Kishan was also planning to fly home but on a different flight planned for tomorrow. Speaking to MailOnline, a family friend said: 'It's incredibly sad, the whole family is already grieving Kishor's death. 'Kishan fortunately was getting on another flight, but we don't know what has happened to the others.' Wellingborough's mayor Raj Mishra called the deaths of Raxa, Yasha and Rudra 'devastating' as he extended his 'deepest condolences to their families, friends, and all those affected by this heartbreaking event.' June 12, 2025 9:29 pm First pictures of family-of-three feared dead in Ahmedabad tragedy A family-of-three are believed to have taken doomed flight AI171, coming home after enjoying a five-day family celebration in India. The successful couple ran a global recruitment agency with offices in Ahmedabad and Gloucester. Their devastated business partner Shoyeb Khan Nagori told MailOnline: 'I had dinner with them last night. They were a lovely family and Akeel and his wife were extremely successful people.' He went to the Civil Hospital in Ahmedabad, alongside hundreds of others hoping to hear news of their relatives on board the plane. June 12, 2025 9:08 pm Chilling selfie on board AI171 flight for family planning to start new life in London A family excited to start a new life together in London took one last selfie before doomed Air India flight AI171 took off from Ahmedabad. Doctor Komi Vyas had quit her job to join her husband Dr Prateek Joshi in London with their three children. Dr Joshi had returned from London earlier this week to bring his family with him on their new chapter. They all beamed on board AI171 as the plane prepared to take off and fly to London. Moments after departure, it plunged into a doctor's hospital, killing the family and 236 others on board. There was only one survivor. June 12, 2025 8:55 pm Formal investigation into crash begins A formal investigation into the devastating crash in Ahmedabad has been initiated, the country's civil aviation minister has announced. Posting on X, Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu said India's Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) had begun an investigation 'in line with international protocols set by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).' The government will also establish a new 'high-level committee' of experts to examine what happened, he added. June 12, 2025 8:55 pm 'We need to find out what caused this,' says Labour MP Labour MP Warinder Jess has said the large Indian community in his constituency are in 'extreme distress'. The Wolverhampton West MP told Politics Hub With Sophy Ridge that 'everybody is still in shock' about today's plane crash. He added: 'We need to find out what caused this accident'. Conservative MP Shivani Raja agreed, saying: 'Aeroplanes do sadly on occasion crash, but it's meant to be the safest form of transport. 'We need to find out exactly what happened.' June 12, 2025 7:52 pm Indian Interior Minister meets British sole survivor To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video India's Interior Minister Amit Shah has met those injured in the AI171 crash on Thursday morning, including the only passenger who is believed to have survived the crash. Amit Shah visited Ahmedabad's Civil Hospital on Wednesday evening and met Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, 40, who survived the crash while on seat 11A. June 12, 2025 7:19 pm British man has 'no idea' how he survived, family say To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video A British man believed to be the sole survivor of the Air India crash has 'no idea' how he escaped the plane. The family of Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, 40, spoke outside their Leicester home. His brother said: 'We were just shocked as soon as we heard it. 'I last spoke to him yesterday morning. We're devastated, just devastated. 'He said I have no idea how I exited the plane.' According to the Hindustan Times, the survivor recalled: 'Thirty seconds after take-off, there was a loud noise and then the plane crashed. It all happened so quickly.' His brother, Ajay, is believed to also have been on the plane but sat on a different row to Vishwash. June 12, 2025 6:59 pm Boeing's President offers to support investigation into crash The President and CEO of Boeing Kelly Ortberg has offered his 'deepest condlences' to the 'loved ones of the passengers and crew on board Air India Flight 171'. It was a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner which crashed shortly after take off from Ahmedabad en route to Gatwick. In a short statement, the airplane manufacturer said they 'stands [sic] ready to support the investigation led by India's Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau' into the incident. June 12, 2025 6:51 pm Starmer: 'Our thoughts are with everyone impacted' To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Keir Starmer has described the Air India disaster as 'absolutely devastating' as he detailed British help with crash investigations. Speaking from Downing Street, the PM said: 'I speak for the entire country in saying our thoughts are with each and every one of those involved.' He said the Foreign Secretary David Lammy is leading on the British response, and said an investigation team has been dispatched to India to establish the facts. June 12, 2025 6:46 pm 'We are profoundly heartbroken' – tributes to British family killed in Air India crash The friends and family of a British family killed on board flight AI171 say they are 'profoundly heartbroken' are the 'catastrophic crash'. Husband and wife Akeel Nanabawa and Hannaa Vorajee, from Gloucester, were on the Air India flight with their 'beloved' daughter Sara. Their family members confirmed to the BBC that they were on the plane which left Ahmedabad for Gatwick. Gloucestershire Muslim Bereavement Council (GMBC) said in a statement they extend their 'most sincere and deepest condolences to the Nanabawa family upon receiving the tragic news'. They added: 'During this moment of overwhelming sorrow, our hearts go out to all those left behind. 'No words can truly ease the pain of such a profound loss, but we pray that the family may find solace in the tremendous outpouring of compassion and solidarity from communities across the world. 'May their cherished memories provide comfort, and may they rest in eternal peace.' June 12, 2025 6:02 pm Black box of AI171 has been recovered from crash site The black box of the crashed Air India flight has been recovered and is being transported for investigation. A black box records flight data and cockpit audio, so is crucial for investigators to understand what causes a flight to go wrong. The Airports Authority of India has recovered AI171's black box, according to news channel Republic World and other local news sites. June 12, 2025 5:47 pm Trump says US will do 'anything we can do' to help US President Donald Trump offered aid to India after the 'horrific' Ahmedabad crash, which he called 'one of the worst in aviation history'. Speaking at a press conference Thursday afternoon, Trump said: 'I let them know anything we can do, we'll be over there immediately. 'It was a horrific crash, it looks like most are gone. 'Nobody has any idea what it might be. I gave them a couple pointerss. I said 'maybe you will look at this'. 'It looked like the plane was flying well.' 🚨President Trump speaks on the Air India plane crash this morning: "The plane crash was terrible. I've already told them, anything we can do. We will be over there immediately." — Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) June 12, 2025 June 12, 2025 5:34 pm Tributes to pilots and cabin crew of doomed Air India flight Information is coming in about the pilots and air stewards on AI171. The plane's co-pilot Clive Kunder has been described as a promising pilot, with 1,100 of flying hours, whose career was tragically cut short. He is the uncle of Indian actor Vikrant Massey. He said his 'heart breaks' over the crash in a post on Instagram. The flight's Captain has been named as Sumeet Sabharwal. He had over 8,200 hours of experience. A number of the cabin crew have also been identified. Nganthoi Sharma Kongbrailatpam and Lamnunthem Singson, as well as senior members Shradha Dhavan and Aparna Mahadik were also named among the crew. Kongbrailatpam's family were tears as they looked through a photo album with pictures of her inside. Saineeta Chakravarti, Deepak Pathak, Maithili Patil, Irfan Shaikh, Roshni Songhare Rajendra, and Manisha Thapa were all working on the plane when it came down after take off. June 12, 2025 5:15 pm Boeing 'ready to support' Air India Boeing has issued a statement after one of its Dreamliner planes went down moments after takeoff. The company said: 'We are in contact with Air India regarding Flight 171 and stand ready to support them. Our thoughts are with the passengers, crew, first responders and all affected.' We are in contact with Air India regarding Flight 171 and stand ready to support them. Our thoughts are with the passengers, crew, first responders and all affected. — Boeing Airplanes (@BoeingAirplanes) June 12, 2025 June 12, 2025 4:51 pm Top state politician among the victims Vijay Rupani, Gujarat's former chief minister known for his calm yet decisive leadership style, has been named as one of the Air India plane crash victims. The death of Rupani, a senior member of India's governing party, BJP, was confirmed on X by the party's spokesperson, Sambit Patra. 'His departure is an irreparable loss not only for Gujarat but for the entire Indian politics,' Patra added. अहमदाबाद में हुए दुर्भाग्यपूर्ण विमान हादसे में गुजरात के पूर्व मुख्यमंत्री एवं भाजपा परिवार के वरिष्ठ सदस्य विजय रूपाणी जी के दुखद निधन का समाचार अत्यंत पीड़ादायक और मन को झकझोर देने वाला है। उनका जाना न केवल गुजरात, बल्कि सम्पूर्ण भारतीय राजनीति के लिए एक अपूरणीय क्षति है।… — Sambit Patra (@sambitswaraj) June 12, 2025
Daily Mail
2 days ago
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- Daily Mail
Indian bride heading to Britain to meet her husband for the first time since their wedding was among those on doomed Air India jet
An Indian bride heading to Britain to meet her husband for the first time since their wedding is among the 260 people feared to have died in the Air India disaster. Khushboo Rajpurohit, 21, was on board the London Gatwick-bound aircraft when it crashed moments after take-off from Ahmedabad Airport in the northwestern Indian city of Gujarat this morning. Terrifying CCTV footage shows doomed Air India flight 171 taking off and then plunging into the ground and exploding into a deadly fireball. The plane carried 242 passengers, but at least 260 people, including some victims on the ground, are thought to have died. Ms Rajpurohit had been on the way to visit her husband, London student Vipul Singh Rajpurohit, before the tragedy. She hadn't seen him since their wedding and appeared to be in good spirits as she smiled at the camera in a picture taken outside the airport prior to her departure. Videos show the Boeing 787 Dreamliner accelerating down the runway before pitching upwards and taking flight. But just moments later, the plane appears to lose control and is shown rapidly descending with a high nose angle and landing gear deployed. Terrifying CCTV footage shows the doomed plane taking off and then plunging into the ground and exploding into a deadly fireball The aircraft then explodes in a huge fireball upon impact, as a massive plume of black smoke is seen billowing out from the site of the crash. It reached no more than 625 feet in the air - just over 425 above the ground the airport stood on - according to tracking data, before its transponder signal was lost seconds later. As it came down, the plane struck the populated Meghani area of the city and smashed into accommodation for doctors practising at the BJ Medical College and Civil Hospital. Chilling images shared to social media revealed chunks of the plane's fuselage and tail protruding from the demolished building. Remnants of the fuselage and the landing gear were seen dangling through a gaping hole in the side of what appeared to be a canteen, with half-finished plates of food clearly visible on benches inside. The building on which it has crashed is a doctors' hostel... we have cleared almost 70% to 80% of the area and will clear the rest soon,' a senior police officer told reporters at the scene. Aviation experts say that the aircraft, which was carrying 242 passengers, including 53 Britons, may have suddenly lost power 'at the most critical phase of flight' after takeoff. Although initially officials expected no one to survive the disaster, a British father miraculously managed to walk away. Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, 40, spoke from the safety of a hospital bed after escaping from the fallen flight this morning. The passenger, who was in seat 11A when the plane came down in a residential area of Gujarat, recalled: 'Thirty seconds after take-off, there was a loud noise and then the plane crashed. It all happened so quickly.' 'When I got up, there were bodies all around me,' he told local media. 'I was scared. I stood up and ran. 'There were pieces of the plane all around me. Someone grabbed hold of me and put me in an ambulance and brought me to the hospital.' Astonishing footage showed the passenger walking away from the scene with some visible injuries. Authorities had said earlier they believed there were no survivors on the flight, while rescuers told reporters at the scene that they had recovered dozens of bodies of people inside buildings that the plane smashed into as it came down. The possible causes of the tragedy could include a rapid change in wind causing an engine stall, or a bird strike on both engines. Officials from India's Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau are now at the scene to carry out an analysis of the wreckage and retrieve the stricken jet's black box. Lt. Col. John R. Davidson, a former US Air Force pilot and commercial aviation safety consultant, said the plane appeared to have reached takeoff speed but not altitude, according to flight data, suggesting 'either a very late rotation or a stall shortly after takeoff'. 'There are a number of possible scenarios: thrust or engine performance issues, excessive aircraft weight, poor trim or flap configuration, or a more critical failure that affected the aircraft's ability to climb,' he said. 'Weather, windshear or even bird strike can't be ruled out either at this early stage.' Captain Saurabh Bhatnagar, a former senior pilot, told NDTV that circulating footage showing the plane's terrifying descent 'looked like a case of multiple bird hits wherein both the engines have lost power'. 'The takeoff was perfect,' he said. 'And just, I believe, short of taking the gear up, the aircraft started descending, which can happen only in case the engine loses power or the aircraft stops developing lift.' Aviation expert Sanjay Lazar noted that the Dreamliner was only 11 years old, so was unlikely to have underlying technical issues. The plane was under the command of Captain Summeet Sabharwal, who had 8,200 hours of experience. A bird strike 'would explain why the aircraft did not have the power to lift,' he said. 'If there were multiple bird hits on take-off, it probably could not have gone beyond the 6-7 minute threshold and started falling.' Davidson explained that the low altitude and high speed reading at the final moment might indicate a 'steep nose-down trajectory or a stall event' just after takeoff. 'This is consistent with accidents like Spanair Flight 5022 and Flydubai Flight 981, where mechanical or environmental factors combined with compromised lift performance led to loss of control during or just after liftoff,' he said. The former pilot noted: 'Flight data alone isn't enough to determine fault — but it tells us this aircraft never truly made it airborne in a meaningful way.
NDTV
3 days ago
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- NDTV
New Bride, Headed To London To Meet Husband, On Board Flight That Crashed
New Delhi: The London-bound Air India AI-171 flight that crashed minutes after take-off in Ahmedabad, ended many hopes and dreams. A city police officer said there are no survivors. The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner to London had no stopovers and was carrying more than 80-90 tonnes of highly inflammable aviation fuel for the 10-hour journey. The crash had turned it into a huge orange fireball that raged for hours over the tightly packed terraces of the city. Among the passengers on the doomed flight was Khushboo Rajpurohit, a bride on way to London to join her husband. Khushboo, a resident of Araba village in Rajasthan's Balotara district, had got married to Manfool Singh in January this year. Her husband is a student in London and she was about to meet him for the first time since the wedding. Khushboo was the daughter of Madan Singh Rajpurohit, a resident of Araba. The toll has been high for Rajasthan -- 11 people from the state were on the flight. Among them were two men who were going to work as chefs in the UK and the son and daughter of a marble trader. The crash took place at 1.38 pm as the aircraft lost altitude soon after takeoff. The plane had reached a height of around 825 feet when it suddenly started dropping. There was a mayday call from the pilot before everything fell silent - the huge orange fireball exploded in the sky, visible from around miles. The flight was carrying 242 people -- including crew members. The passengers included 169 Indian nationals, 53 British nationals, one Canadian national and seven Portuguese nationals. Air India has set up a dedicated passenger hotline number 1800 5691 444 to provide more information.
