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The Hindu
15 hours ago
- General
- The Hindu
With plane crash, family's excitement for flight attendant Roshni's wedding turns into despair
Flight attendant Roshni Songhare was about to add a new chapter in her life as she was set to tie the knot with a merchant navy officer next year, and her excited family members had started making preparations for it. But all that excitement turned into despair after the news of the London-bound Air India flight crashing in Ahmedabad on Thursday afternoon broke. Roshni, 26, was one of the crew members on board that flight. This development plunged the Songhare family living on Rajaji Path in Dombivli town of Maharashtra's Thane district into numbing silence. Roshni had left her home three days ago for duty excited, as always, to serve on international flights — this time from Ahmedabad to London. But the fatal crash of the aircraft snuffed out her dreams and left her family members — 50-year-old father Rajendra, mother Shobha and younger brother Vignesh completely shattered. 'Heartbeat of the home' "She was the heartbeat of this home. We were getting her engaged in November and married in March," a close relative told reporters in a trembling voice. "Time played cruelly with her," he said. A native of Mandangad in coastal Ratnagiri district, the Songhare family had moved to Mumbai for work and shifted to Dombivli two years ago. Roshni, a bright and determined girl, was the family's pride and pillar. Her father worked tirelessly to educate both his children, and Roshni, inspired by the skies, pursued and completed a flight attendant course. She began her career with SpiceJet and later joined Air India, where she opted for international assignments relishing every airborne mile, her family members said. "She was so happy to be flying again. We were all looking forward to her wedding. Everything was going right," said her uncle Praveen Sukhdere, who has rushed Dombivli to be with the grieving family. After the news about the plane crash flashed, the family members immediately tried to contact her. But when there was no response, panic gripped. Her father and brother immediately rushed to Ahmedabad, holding on to hope. Roshni's fiancé, a highly educated officer in the merchant navy from Guhagar taluka, currently living in Thane, had met her through a family acquaintance. "She was finally getting everything she had worked so hard for," a neighbour said tearfully. Online presence Apart from being a flight attendant, Roshni was also a social media influencer with over 54,000 followers on Instagram. Her account, which was once a reflection of celebration of her journey, is now filled with condolence messages, with one reading, "You flew high, Roshni. You just flew a little too far." From a little girl with stars in her eyes to an international flight attendant with wings of hope, Roshni's journey inspired many, her close relatives said.
Hindustan Times
2 days ago
- General
- Hindustan Times
Travel influencer, Air India cabin crew Roshni Rajendra Songhare among Ahmedabad plane crash victims
At least 204 people were killed when an Air India flight carrying 242 passengers crashed in Ahmedabad on Thursday afternoon. Among the victims was Roshni Rajendra Songhare, a member of the cabin crew and a travel influencer on Instagram. All 12 cabin crew members, including Songhare, lost their lives in the tragic crash. Track LIVE Updates here Songhare's death was confirmed by Maharashtra MLA Ravindra Chavan. "We are profoundly saddened by the tragic demise of Ms. Roshni Songhare from Dombivli in the devastating plane crash in Ahmedabad. As a dedicated flight crew member, her untimely loss is a heart-wrenching tragedy. May her soul attain eternal peace," stated the Maharashtra MLA on X. Songhare, who has over 54k followers on Instagram, is a travel influencer. She also works as a flight attendant with Air India. The London-bound flight was carrying 242 passengers, including 12 cabin crew members, when it went down near Ahmedabad airport. While the cause of the crash has yet to be determined, footage from the incident shows the plane taking off and then rapidly descending before crashing. The aircraft was under the command of Captain Sumeet Sabharwal with First Officer Clive Kunder. Shradha Dhavan and Aparna Mahadik were the two senior cabin crew members on the plane. The other cabin crew members have been identified as Saineeta Chakravarti, Nganthoi Kongbrailatpam Sharma, Deepak Pathak, Maithili Patil, Irfan Shaikh, Lamnunthem Singson, Roshni Songhare Rajendra, and Manisha Thapa. Ahmedabad police commissioner GS Malik told Reuters that a total of 204 bodies have been recovered. The Air India flight crashed minutes after it took off from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Gujarat. The plane took off from runway 23 of the airport, and crashed in a medical student's hostel in Meghani Nagar. As per reports, at least five medical students died due to the crash. While the official death toll is yet to be confirmed, one passenger on seat 11A of the aircraft has survived the crash. The 40-year-old British national was was seen walking out of the crash site.
