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Mint
a day ago
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- Mint
Air India plane crash: Dream of auto driver's daughter to pursue MTech in London ends in tragedy
Days after the horrific Air India flight AI-717 crash, emotional stories of the passengers onboard are coming to the limelight. One such story is of young woman from Gujarat's Himatnagar – Payal Khatik. Payal, daughter of a loading rickshaw boarded an aeroplane to travel out of the country for the first time on Thursday, reported NDTV. She was amongst the 230 passengers on the Air India Ahmedabad-Gatwick flight which crash after just taking off in Ahmedabad. Payal was the first member of the family to board a flight and she was travelling to the United Kingdom, to pursue a Master's degree in engineering and technology. At around 10 am, her family bid a fond adieu to their beloved daughter and went home. However, within hours she was on the list of 241 passengers and crew who lost their lives in the plane crash. The Air India flight AI-171, a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, crashed and inked its name in the worst aviation disaster in 15 years. It hit a medical college building in the city, killing 274 people in total. Payal's death was confirmed by DNA analysis a day after the plane crash, and authorities are investigating why this happened. Speaking to ANI, her father, Suresh Khatik said, 'After completing her college, she stayed with us... she wanted to study further in London. So we took out loans to support her education there...' Suresh stated that he took loans hoping Payal's future job would help pay back and support the family. But now, they have no way to pay back the loans. "She was the first member of our family to travel abroad... she was going to London. She completed her BTech from Udaipur and was going for MTech. But this tragic incident happened. Our family is deeply saddened..." her cousin, Bharat Chauhan, told another news agency IANS. As per the details, Payel hailed from Rajasthan's Udaipur, who studied from Class I to Class X at the Adarsh School in Himatnagar. She completed her Class XI and XII from the Himat High School, added NDTV. "She was educated. She has brothers and sisters... and her father is a driver. But the financial condition of her family was not good," Payal's family friend Sushila Pathak said, whose son she had been tutoring for the past six years. Another relative said, "The financial condition of the family is not good. Payal used to take care of the family by giving tuition to the students..." Earlier on Thursday afternoon, Air India flight AI717 – from Ahmedabad to London's Gatwick – crashed soon after the take off. There were 230 passengers and 10 crew members onboard. However, only one survived the crash. Meanwhile, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation, is carrying out the checks on the nation's 787s, Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu said in a press briefing on Saturday in New Delhi. The minister added that the government had set up a special multi-department team to investigate all the non-technical aspects around the crash and has been given three months to report. India's accident investigation bureau is in charge of probing the technical aspects behind the plane crash. To determine what caused the aircraft to fail in the deadliest aviation accident in more than a decade, the investigators have been surveying the wreckage of Air India flight AI171. Investigative teams from the UK and US arrived Friday in Ahmedabad to assist with the crash probe.
NDTV
a day ago
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- NDTV
Story Of Payal Khatik, The Happy London-Bound Woman On Plane That Crashed
New Delhi: Payal Khatik was on an adventure. The young woman from Gujarat's Himatnagar, whose father drives a loading rickshaw, was full of excitement Thursday morning as she boarded an aeroplane to travel out of the country for the first time. In fact, relatives said she was the first member of the family to do so. She was travelling to the United Kingdom, to read for a Master's degree in engineering and technology. Ms Khatik's family bid a fond adieu to their beloved daughter a little before 10 am and went home, confident she would reach London's Gatwick Airport safely and excel in her studies. What followed, instead, was the worst aviation disaster in 15 years. Air India flight AI-171, a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, crashed shortly after take-off from Ahmedabad. Two hundred and seventy-four people were killed, including Ms Khatik and some on the ground, as the plane fell on a students' hostel. Only one passenger - in seat 11A - survived. READ | Is 11A Safest Seat On Plane? What Expert Said On Lone Survivor For Payal Khatik's family, her father and mother, and several siblings, the 'why' does not, perhaps, matter. All they know is that she is dead, her death confirmed by DNA analysis. "After completing her college, she stayed with us... she wanted to study further in London. So we took out loans to support her education there..." her father, Suresh Khatik, told ANI. #WATCH | Sabarkantha, Gujarat | Relative of a deceased passenger of AI-171 plane crash, Suresh Khatik says, "...After completing her college, she used to stay with us. Then she wanted to study in London. We took out loans to support her education DNA sample has been… — ANI (@ANI) June 13, 2025 He took those loans hoping Ms Khatik's future job would help pay back and support the family, maybe pull them out free of the poverty trap. Now they have no way to pay back the loans. "She was the first member of our family to travel abroad... she was going to London. She completed her BTech from Udaipur and was going for MTech. But this tragic incident happened. Our family is deeply saddened..." her cousin, Bharat Chauhan, told news agency IANS. Sabarkantha, Gujarat: Payal Khatik from Himatnagar was among those who lost their lives in the Ahmedabad-London Air India flight crash. Originally from Gogunda village in Udaipur, Rajasthan, Payal lived in Himatnagar with her brother and two sisters Her relative, Bharat Chauhan… — IANS (@ians_india) June 13, 2025 Hailing from Udaipur in Rajasthan, Payal was loved as "a very good girl", according to Sushila Pathak, a family friend whose son she had been tutoring for the past six years. She studied from Class I to Class X at the Adarsh School in Himatnagar, and completed her Class XI and XII from the Himat High School, sources told NDTV. Payal Khatik and her mother, moments before Payal boarded the ill-fated AI-171 flight. "She was educated. She has brothers and sisters... and her father is a driver. But the financial condition of her family was not good," she said, adding that she had last met Payal Khatik 30 days ago, when she coached her son for the last time before leaving for the UK. The money Ms Khatik earned by coaching the Pathaks' son will leave a big gap in her family's income stream, another relative told ANI, saying, "The financial condition of the family is not good. Payal used to take care of the family by giving tuition to the students..." Why the plane crashed remains unclear; the black box has been recovered and a forensic analysis of the data is ongoing. What is clear is that 36 seconds into the flight the plane failed to gain altitude. In a video widely shared online, a struggling AI-171 falls on a residential area bordering the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport and explodes in a ball of fire.
India Gazette
2 days ago
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- India Gazette
Father's hopes crushed as daughter dies in Ahmedabad plane crash
Sabarkantha (Gujarat) [India], June 13 (ANI): A father's hope for his daughter to succeed in life through education was crushed after the Ahmedabad plane crash, which killed her along with all others on board except one passenger in Air India's Boeing 787-8 aircraft. Payal Khatik was on her way to pursue an course at a college in London. Talking to ANI, a relative of Payal Khatik described how her father struggled to find the money for his daughter's education in London. The relative said that her family placed great hope in her future. 'Our relative Payal Khatik was in that flight. She was the daughter of our relative Suresh Khatik. We all went to see her off for her flight. When we learned about the plane crash, we travelled again to Ahmedabad,' the relative told ANI. 'Our DNA samples have been financial condition of the family is not good. Suresh Khatik supports his livelihood by pulling a loading rickshaw. Payal used to take care of the family by giving tuition to the students. ..They took loans from the community and other places to support her education in London,' he added. Another victim, Sanket Goswami, who was also heading to London to pursue higher education, was onboard the AI-171 plane, which crashed soon after it took off from the Ahmedabad International Airport, into a medical college complex in Meghaninagar nearby. The victim's family, residents of Mehsana, said Sanket was passionate and was travelling to London to pursue higher studies. 'My nephew lost his only son, Sanket Goswami. He was going to London to study. He was an enthusiastic boy. he has a younger sister,' his relative said. The AI-171 Boeing Dreamliner 787-8 aeroplane bound for London's Gatwick had crashed shortly after it took off from the Ahmedabad International Airport on Thursday. The airlines said only one out of the 242 people on board the aircraft survived the crash. The aircraft was piloted by Captain Sumeet Sabharwal, a Line Training Captain with 8,200 hours of flying experience, assisted by First Officer Clive Kundar, who had logged 1,100 flying hours. The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau is a division of the Ministry of Civil Aviation tasked with probing aircraft accidents in India. A formal investigation has been launched by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) into the deadly crash of Air India flight 171 that killed 241 people onboard, Union Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu confirmed on Thursday. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), a federal agency authorised by Congress to investigate civil aviation accidents in the United States (US), is gearing up to send a team of investigators to India to assist with probing the deadly Ahmedabad plane crash. The Tata group-owned airline has set up a dedicated passenger hotline number, 1800 5691 444, to provide more information. Those calling from outside India can call +91 8062779200. (ANI)
India Gazette
2 days ago
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- India Gazette
Her husband insisted she meet him for his birthday: Family of Air India crash victim
Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India] June 13 (ANI): Among the 241 people who lost their lives in the Air India plane crash in Gujarat's Ahmedabad a day ago was Harpreet Kaur Hora, who was on her way to London to meet her husband for his birthday. According to her relative, Rajeev Singh Hora, the family was filled with joy as Harpreet prepared for her trip to London. 'Before she was leaving for London, everyone sent congratulatory messages, and even spoke to her on the phone. After that, we learned directly from the news about what happened.' Rajeev told ANI. Harpreet's husband had requested that she meet him in London for his birthday on June 16; therefore, she booked tickets for the fateful flight. The family is now waiting for the DNA test results to confirm her identity, with the last rites to be performed in Ahmedabad. 'Her husband insisted she meet him in London for his birthday on 16 June, as she planned to go to London on 19 June. So she booked the tickets for yesterday... Her father's DNA test was done yesterday. He will be called after 72 hours. The last rites will be performed in Ahmedabad. She got married in 2020.', Rajeev said. Meanwhile, a father's hope for his daughter to succeed in life through education was crushed after the Ahmedabad plane crash, which killed her along with all others on board except one passenger in Air India's Boeing 787-8 aircraft. Payal Khatik was on her way to pursue an course at a college in London. Talking to ANI, a relative of Payal Khatik described how her father struggled to find the money for his daughter's education in London. The relative said that her family placed great hope in her future. 'Our relative Payal Khatik was in that flight. She was the daughter of our relative Suresh Khatik. We all went to see her off for her flight. When we learned about the plane crash, we travelled again to Ahmedabad,' the relative told ANI. 'Our DNA samples have been financial condition of the family is not good. Suresh Khatik supports his livelihood by pulling a loading rickshaw. Payal used to take care of the family by giving tuition to the students. ..They took loans from the community and other places to support her education in London,' he added. Another victim, Sanket Goswami, who was also heading to London to pursue higher education, was onboard the AI-171 plane, which crashed soon after it took off from the Ahmedabad International Airport, into a medical college complex in Meghaninagar nearby. The victim's family, residents of Mehsana, said Sanket was passionate and was travelling to London to pursue higher studies.'My nephew lost his only son, Sanket Goswami. He was going to London to study. He was an enthusiastic boy. he has a younger sister,' his relative said. The AI-171 Boeing Dreamliner 787-8 aeroplane bound for London's Gatwick had crashed shortly after it took off from the Ahmedabad International Airport on Thursday. The airlines said only one out of the 242 people on board the aircraft survived the crash. The aircraft was piloted by Captain Sumeet Sabharwal, a Line Training Captain with 8,200 hours of flying experience, assisted by First Officer Clive Kundar, who had logged 1,100 flying hours. The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau is a division of the Ministry of Civil Aviation tasked with probing aircraft accidents in India. A formal investigation has been launched by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) into the deadly crash of Air India flight 171 that killed 241 people onboard, Union Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu confirmed on Thursday. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), a federal agency authorised by Congress to investigate civil aviation accidents in the United States (US), is gearing up to send a team of investigators to India to assist with probing the deadly Ahmedabad plane crash. (ANI)
