US EditionStudent Bhoomi Chauhan Missed Air India Crash by Just Minutes
- Student Bhoomi Chauhan missed Air India flight AI171 on Thursday at Ahmedabad airport by arriving ten minutes late due to heavy traffic.
- She had checked in online but airline staff refused to let her board after she arrived late, despite her pleas to be allowed on the plane.
- Flight AI171 crashed shortly after takeoff, killing 241 people on board including passengers and crew, and causing additional deaths on the ground.
- Chauhan described missing the flight as "totally a miracle for me" and said, "There, I got a call that the plane had gone down."
- Emergency teams worked through Thursday night and Friday to clear debris, while communities mourned and supported the victims' families.
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Blocked in the traffic jams, a 28-year-old student was denied access to the plane that crashed a few seconds after the lift.
A traffic jam in Ahmedabad on Thursday may have saved British student Bhoomi Chauhan's life. She was supposed to return home from vacation on Air India flight AI-171, which crashed 32 seconds after takeoff, killing 241 people on board and dozens more on the ground.
Air India crash: Traffic saves student
A student is reeling after missing the deadly Air India flight that killed 241 passengers and 12 crew members. Bhoomi Chauhan was stuck in traffic which delayed her by 10 minutes. Despite checking-in online, the 28-year-old, was turned away by airline staff. Chauhan recalled being angry before leaving the airport in frustration. The business administration student who lives in London with her husband was in India for a holiday. Speaking to The B…
He even begged at the airport to be allowed on the plane. When he requested a refund for his ticket, he found out that the plane had crashed.
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