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Ramsgate Pride to pay tribute to couple killed in plane crash
A minute's silence is being held at Ramsgate Pride to pay tribute to a couple who were among the 53 Britons killed when an Air India flight bound for Gatwick crashed on and Fiongal Greenlaw-Meek, aged 45 and 39 respectively, were on the AI171 flight which crashed shortly after take off from Ahmedabad couple were founders of the Wellness Foundry in Ramsgate, Kent and London, and were due to host a wellbeing workshop at Ramsgate Pride on Taylor, assistant manager for Ramsgate Pride, described the couple as "brilliant" as they "brought a lot of peace and healing in their spiritual practice to Ramsgate". "They were really vibrant people and I will be performing a song dedicated to them."Ms Taylor added the event organisers aim to make it a "beautiful event dedicated" to the Moran, from Ramsgate Pride, told BBC she had not "processed" what had happened as she had spoken to Jamie and Fiongal's plans for Saturday's event before their death."They were passionate about promoting spirituality and they were keen to make a bigger wellbeing zone. They were really excited about Pride." A representative for Ramsgate Pride paid tribute to the couple on social media, posting they were "absolutely heartbroken" over the "devastating loss" of Jamie and Fiongal."Our thoughts are with their loved ones at this tragic time."Moments before the couple boarded the flight, they had posted a video of their stay in India. Jamie grew up in Birmingham before moving to Liverpool when he was 12 and relocated to Coventry four years where Jamie attended school from the age of 16, said they were "saddened" by his "tragic loss". Air India confirmed there was only one survivor from the crash, which is one of the deadliest on record in terms of the number of British nationals civil aviation minister says a black box has been found at the Air India plane crash site in Pride will hold the minute's silence for the couple at about 11:30 BST on Saturday.
Yahoo
2 days ago
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Wellness couple among Air India flight victims
Tributes have been paid to a couple with Kent connections who were among the 53 Britons killed after an Air India flight bound for London crashed on Thursday. Jamie and Fiongal Greenlaw-Meek, aged 45 and 39 respectively, ran The Wellness Foundry in Ramsgate and London. They were among the 242 on board the flight which crashed soon after taking off from Ahmedabad Airport. Air India has confirmed there was only one survivor from the crash, which is one of the deadliest on record in terms of the number of British nationals killed. The cause remains unknown and investigators are still searching for the two black boxes that will provide more details. Follow live coverage What we know so far about Air India flight AI171? Who were the victims? What could have caused Air India plane to crash in 30 seconds? Jamie and Fiongal were due to be hosting workshops at Ramsgate Pride this Saturday. Event organisers said on Instagram that they were "absolutely heartbroken" by the news. Jamie grew up in Birmingham before moving to Liverpool at the age of 12 and then to Coventry four years later. Pattisons, where Jamie attended school from the age of 16, said they were "saddened" by his "tragic loss". Former principal, Elizabeth McConnell, said Jamie "lit up the room with his smile and I'm sure will be remembered and missed by so many". Fiongal, from London, founded The Wellness Foundry in 2018 with Jamie joining as a managing director five years later. The pair posted a video to social media on their last night in India, where Fiongal reflected on a "magical experience". A family who lived in Gloucester were among the other British nationals thought to have died. Akeel Nanabawa, his wife Hannaa Vorajee and their four-year-old daughter Sara Nanabawa were all on board the flight. Adam Taju, his wife Hasina, and their son-in-law, Altafhusen Patel - who all lived in London - were also passengers Of the 242 passengers and crew on board the plane, there were 169 Indian nationals, 53 Britons, seven Portuguese nationals and one Canadian. The sole survivor, British national Vishwashkumar Ramesh who sat in seat 11A, is recovering in hospital. His brother has said that he "has no idea how he survived". Families are currently giving DNA samples to help identify the remainder of the victims. At least eight people who were not on the Air India plane have also died in the crash, a senior health official in Ahmedabad has told the BBC. Follow BBC Kent on Facebook, on X, and on Instagram. Send your story ideas to southeasttoday@ or WhatsApp us on 08081 002250. Who are the victims of the Air India plane crash? What could have caused Air India plane to crash in 30 seconds? What we know so far after Air India flight to London crashes in Ahmedabad
