US EditionAir India Ahmedabad Plane Crash: 10 Minutes Separated Life and Death for Gujarat Woman Heading to London
- Air India Flight AI171 crashed on Thursday afternoon shortly after taking off from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport near Ahmedabad, killing 265 people including passengers and people on the ground.
- The crash possibly resulted from a sudden loss of power during take-off, with factors such as rapid wind changes or a bird strike considered but not confirmed.
- The Boeing 787 Dreamliner was carrying a total of 230 passengers, including 159 from India, 53 from the United Kingdom, seven from Portugal, and one from Canada, along with 12 crew members, when a section of the aircraft crashed onto a medical college, resulting in the deaths of at least five students.
- Bhumi Chauhan, a UK student who missed the flight by 10 minutes due to heavy traffic, described her escape as a miracle and said, "I thank God" after receiving the news of the crash.
- With only one survivor reported, the incident caused widespread mourning and official condolences from Air India’s chairman Natarajan Chandrasekaran.
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The 27-year-old student arrived at the airport at 12.20, 10 minutes after closing boarding, losing the flight that shortly after crashed to Ahmedabad
Bhoomi Chauhan, 28, was furious about the traffic jams in Ahmedabad, India. Moments later, she realized they had saved her life. “I asked the flight attendant to let me
Kinal Mistry, 24, was originally due to leave for the United Kingdom on 7 June, but she decided to extend her stay in her hometown of Anand until the 12th, less than 100 km from Ahmadabad. She finally took her place on board the Boeing 787 Air India, which crashed this I...
The ten-minute delay with which he arrived at Ahmedabad Airport, India, saved the life of Bhoomi Chauhan (28 years old). The young business student, who resides in India...
British passenger, 28, missed doomed Air India flight by 10 minutes because of traffic: ‘Totally a miracle’
Bhoomi Chauhan, a 28-year-old British student, missed the doomed Air India flight that crashed in Ahmedabad by 10 minutes because she got stuck in traffic.
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