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Mint
6 hours ago
- Business
- Mint
Air India announces ₹25 lakh interim payment to families of deceased, survivor in Ahmedabad plane crash
Air India Plane crash: Air India will be providing an interim payment of ₹ 25 lakh each to the families of the deceased and to the survivor of the Ahmedabad plane crash to help address immediate financial needs, the Tata Group owned airline announced on Saturday. The latest amount announced will be paid in addition to the Tata Son's previously promised compensation of ₹ 1 lakh to families of each passenger who lost their lives in the deadly crash, stated Air India. As many as 270 people, including MBBS students, a resident PG doctor were killed after an Air India plane — a Boeing 787 — smashed into BJ Medical College's hostel in Ahmedabad on Thursday, June 12. Only one passenger who was seated on 11A at the time of the crash, miraculously survived. Air India's statement Yesterday, Natarajan Chandrasekaran, chairman of the Tata Group, described 12 June as one of the "darkest days in the Tata Group's history" in an internal letter to employees. All 241 passengers aboard the ill fated flight, including former Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani lost their lives in the deadly crash. Only one Indian-born British national — Ramesh Vishwaskumar miraculously survived. Aged 40-years, Ramesh Vishwaskumar was visiting India to meet his elder brother, Ajay Kumar Ramesh, who was also travelling with him in the same aircraft. 'I was scared. I stood up and ran. There were bodies all around me,' Ramesh told Hindustan Times, adding that 'there were pieces of the plane scattered everywhere.' Earlier in the day, Indian Medical Association (IMA) wrote to Air India, demanding ₹ 1 crore each to the doctors and people who lost their lives around the hostel. The IMA president Dr Anil Kumar J Nayak also sought Tata Group Chairman N Chandrasekaran to announce a package after conducting a survey for any student or resident who is injured or disabled. The aviation ministry said that the last message of the pilot before crashing was 'Mayday', adding that the flight had climbed 650 feet in the air before it started descending.
Toronto Sun
a day ago
- General
- Toronto Sun
‘I GOT UP AND RAN': How one man survived plane crash that killed 241
Published Jun 13, 2025 • 3 minute read This handout photo issued by the Indian Ministry of Home Affairs shows Home Affairs Minister Amit Shah meeting British plane crash survivor Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, 40, at a hospital in Ahmedabad, after Air India confirmed Mr Ramesh was the sole survivor of the 242 people on board the London-bound Boeing 787 Dreamliner when it crashed into a medical college shortly after take-off from Ahmedabad airport. Photo by Indian Ministry of Home Affairs / AP (Bloomberg) — As Air India Flight AI171 descended toward its doom on Thursday, Ramesh Vishwaskumar sat in the first row of economy class — headed for one of the most harrowing and luckiest moments of his life. After the Boeing Co. 787 Dreamliner slammed into a densely populated district of the western Indian city of Ahmedabad, Vishwaskumar managed to get out of the plane. He was injured, but alive. All the 241 others on board had died. 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Create Account 38-year-old British national Ramesh Vishwaskumar, who was sitting on seat number 11A, is now reportedly the only survivor of the Air India plane crash. According to reports, he saved his life by jumping from the emergency exit. — Global Index (@TheGlobal_Index) June 12, 2025 'Thirty seconds after take-off, there was a loud noise,' Vishwaskumar told local reporters, according to the Hindustan Times newspaper. 'There were dead bodies around me. I got scared. I got up and ran. There were pieces of the plane everywhere.' Media outlets identified him as a UK citizen aged 40, from the city of Leicester. It's a tale of survival that stands out in an aircraft accident that ranks as the worst disaster in civil aviation in more than a decade. The cause of the crash, which killed scores more on the ground as the fully fueled aircraft tore into buildings and exploded into flames, remains unknown. Doctors said Vishwaskumar's injuries weren't life threatening, according to a Hindustan Times report. Your noon-hour look at what's happening in Toronto and beyond. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Please try again This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Vishwaskumar's survival defies what has otherwise been a devastating episode that extends a string of deadly aviation crashes in recent months. Other accidents have included the mid-air collision between a military helicopter and a civil aircraft above Washington DC in January, which left no survivors. Only two people escaped the impact of a Boeing 737 with a runway barrier in December in South Korea. Vishwaskumar, as he recovers and is interviewed further, may also be able to offer valuable clues as to what caused the accident. Salvage crews are still sifting through the wreckage to find possible survivors among people on the ground, alongside technical data like the voice and data recorders that are crucial to piece together the final moments of the doomed flight. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. 'I couldn't believe what I was watching or how I made it out alive,' Vishwaskumar said in a later interview with local media outlet NDTV. 'When I opened my eyes, I realized I was alive. I removed my seatbelt and got off.' Vishwaskumar said that soon after take off, it felt like the aircraft was 'stuck for five to 10 seconds' and green and white lights started flashing. 'It seemed like it was pushing harder to take off,' he said. The green and white lights were likely emanating from the exit sign hanging off the cabin ceiling of the plane. 'On the side I was on, that part of the plane didn't crash into the hostel, it landed on the ground floor. When the door on my side broke, I saw an opportunity to escape, so I got out. My left hand got burned when the fire started, but I was able to make it out.' This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. The lucky passenger was seated in row 11 at the left window seat, the first row in economy class that's positioned right behind an emergency exit. An Air India 787 Dreamliner typically seats 256 passengers in a two-class configuration, with 18 seats in business and 238 seats in economy. That proximity to an exit may well have contributed to saving his life. Follow Bloomberg India on WhatsApp for exclusive content and analysis on what billionaires, businesses and markets are doing. Sign up here. 'There was some space where I landed,' Vishwaskumar said. 'And I managed to walk away from the wreckage.' — With assistance from Akriti Sharma and Danny Lee. Read More Sunshine Girls World Toronto & GTA Toronto & GTA Sunshine Girls
South China Morning Post
a day ago
- General
- South China Morning Post
‘I don't know how I'm alive': sole survivor found in Air India flight that killed 241
Read more about this: Family members of Ramesh Vishwaskumar were stunned that the 40-year-old Briton was the sole survivor of the Air India flight that crashed on June 12, 2025, as they grieved the loss of his brother who was also on the flight. The London-bound plane crashed moments after take off in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad, killing 241 people on board. The crash was the world's worst aviation disaster in a decade. The plane went down in a residential area, crashing into a medical college hostel outside the airport during lunch hour.
South China Morning Post
2 days ago
- General
- South China Morning Post
Air India miracle passenger's tale sparks interest in other sole survivors of plane crashes
The notion that only one person survived the Air India plane crash that killed 241 people on board on Thursday is sparking interest on social media about how that could happen and if such a thing has happened before. A doctor has said Ramesh Vishwaskumar was thrown out of the plane and walked to a nearby ambulance for aid. Dr Dhaval Gameti, who treated Vishwaskumar, said that the passenger was disoriented with multiple injuries all over his body, but that he seemed to be out of danger. People on social media have been commenting about the idea of only one person surviving the crash, calling it unreal, remarkable, a work of divine intervention, and a miracle. In recent decades, several other people have been the lone survivors of plane crashes. Cecelia Crocker – known as Cecelia Cichan at the time of the 1987 crash – was aboard Northwest Airlines flight 255 when it crashed in the Detroit suburb of Romulus in the United States, killing 154 people on board, including her parents and brother. Two people also died on the ground. The Phoenix-bound plane was clearing the runway when it tilted and the left wing clipped a light pole before shearing the top off a rental car building. The McDonnell Douglas MD80 left a 0.8km (1/2 mile) trail of bodies and wreckage along Middle Belt Road.
Business Times
2 days ago
- General
- Business Times
‘I got up and ran': How one man survived the Air India crash that killed 241
AS AIR India Flight AI171 descended toward its doom on Thursday, Ramesh Vishwaskumar sat in the first row of economy class - headed for one of the most harrowing and luckiest moments of his life. After the Boeing 787 Dreamliner crashed into a densely populated district of the western Indian city of Ahmedabad, Vishwaskumar managed to get out of the plane. He was injured, but alive. All the 241 others on board had perished. A video that has since gone viral on social media shows a slightly bloodied man walking near the crash site, surrounded by an incredulous crowd. 'Thirty seconds after take-off, there was a loud noise,' Vishwaskumar told local reporters, according to the Hindustan Times newspaper. 'There were dead bodies around me. I got scared. I got up and ran. There were pieces of the plane everywhere.' Media outlets identified him as a UK citizen aged 40, from the city of Leicester. It's a tale of survival that stands out in an aircraft accident that ranks as the worst disaster in civil aviation in more than a decade. The cause of the crash, which killed scores more on the ground as the fully fuelled aircraft tore into buildings and exploded into flames, remains unknown. Doctors said Vishwaskumar's injuries weren't life threatening, according to the Hindustan Times report. However, he still appears to be dealing with loss: his brother was also on the flight, according to the article. BT in your inbox Start and end each day with the latest news stories and analyses delivered straight to your inbox. Sign Up Sign Up Vishwaskumar's survival defies what has otherwise been a devastating episode that extends a string of deadly aviation crashes in recent months. Other accidents have included the mid-air collision between a military helicopter and a civil aircraft above Washington DC in January, which left no survivors. Only two people escaped the impact of a Boeing 737 with a runway barrier in December in South Korea. Vishwaskumar may be able to offer valuable clues as to what caused the accident. Salvage crews are still sifting through the wreckage to find possible survivors among people on the ground, alongside technical data like the voice and data recorders that are crucial to piece together the final moments of the doomed flight. The lucky passenger was seated in row 11 at the left window seat, the first row in economy class that's positioned right behind an emergency exit. An Air India 787 Dreamliner typically seats 256 passengers in a two-class configuration, with 18 seats in business and 238 seats in economy. On smaller aircraft like the Boeing 737, that particular seat number happens to be one that savvy passengers often avoid because it's typically slightly offset away from a window, thereby offering no outside view. For Vishwaskumar, the seat and its proximity to an exit may well have contributed saving his life. BLOOMERG
