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Hindustan Times
2 hours ago
- General
- Hindustan Times
In Mumbai, tears and a final goodbye to Air India pilot Clive Kunder who died in Ahmedabad plane crash
The mortal remains of first officer and co-pilot Clive Kunder, who died in the ill-fated Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad, were brought to Mumbai on Thursday. As per officials, captain Kunder's remains were then transported to his family in Goregaon West, where they carried out the last rites. Captain Clive Kunder lived with his elderly parents and younger sister in Mumbai. His remains were kept at his home for friends and family to pay homage before being taken to Sewri Christian Cemetery for his last rites. Also Read: Air India plane crash: Kuki AI-171 hostess's body to be handed over via Nagaland Kunder was among the 12 cabin crew members on board AI flight 171 when it crashed in Ahmedabad. The London-bound flight was carrying 242 passengers as it crashed moments after taking off from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport. As per DGCA, the Air India flight was under the command of Captain Sumeet Sabharwal and First Officer Clive Kunder. While Sabharwal had 8,200 hours of flying experience, Kunder 1,100 hours, the civil aviation regulatory body added. The aircraft crashed seconds after Captain Sabharwal issued a distress Mayday call to Ahmedabad air traffic control. The plane crashed into a hostel building of BJ Medical College in the city. The plane crash in Ahmedabad killed a total of 270 people - the 241 passengers and cabin crew on board and 29 people on ground.
Hindustan Times
10 hours ago
- General
- Hindustan Times
‘Feel terrible I couldn't save my brother': Sole survivor of Air India plane crash
The British survivor of the Air India plane crash has said it is a 'miracle' he survived but added he feels 'terrible' he could not save his brother. Vishwash Kumar Ramesh told The Sun: 'It's a miracle I survived. I am OK physically but I feel terrible that I could not save Ajay.' The Air India aircraft struck a medical college hostel in a residential part of Ahmedabad last week, killing 241 of the 242 people on board, 52 of whom were British. The sole surviving passenger was Mr Ramesh. Also read: Kuki AI-171 hostess's body to be handed over via Nagaland The 40-year-old told The Sun he tried to get seats together with his brother but was not able to. He said: 'If we had been sat together we both might have survived. 'I tried to get two seats together but someone had already got one. Me and Ajay would have been sitting together. 'But I lost my brother in front of my eyes. So now I am constantly thinking 'Why can't I save my brother?' Mr Ramesh was in seat 11A, next to one of the aircraft's emergency exits. Also read: Human error? engine fault? Air India chairman urges patience amid AI171 crash theories Last week's crash was one of the deadliest plane accidents in terms of the number of British nationals killed. Investigators are yet to determine the cause of the crash. On Tuesday, an Air India flight on the same route as the plane that crashed last week was cancelled because of 'precautionary checks', the airline said. Air India's website shows the Flight AI159 was initially delayed by one hour and 50 minutes but was later cancelled. A flight from Gatwick to Amritsar, India, was also axed. The cancelled flights were scheduled to be operated by a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, which is the same type of aircraft that crashed shortly after take-off at Ahmedabad on June 12.
