The Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner from Ahmedabad to London with 242 passengers crashed in Meghaninagar area shortly after it took off from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport on Thursday.
Deepak Pathak, a resident of Maharashtra's Thane, lost his life in the AI 171 plane crash in Ahmedabad on Thursday. Pathak was among the cabin crew of the flight which was bound for London's Gatwick airport from Ahmedabad.
Addressing a press conference here, the Union Civil Aviation Minister said, "We have very strict safety standards in the country...When the incident happened, we also felt that there is a need to do an extended surveillance into the Boeing 787 Series. DGCA has also given an order to do th
Yoga Guru, President and Spiritual Head of Parmarth Niketan Ashram, Chidanand Saraswati, on Saturday, offered condolences to the bereaved families of those deceased and injured in the AI-171 plane crash incident, and said that the entire nation stands with them.
A relative of three victims of the AI-171 plane crash alleged that the family had to pay 1,000 pounds to an immigration officer to board the flight. However, Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) sources clarified that the amount paid was a visa fee and a fine of around Rs 91,140 for overstaying in
BJP leader Bhupendrasinh Chudasama visited the residence of former Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani, who died in the AI-171 plane crash on Thursday. He said that Rupani's last rites will be performed in Rajkot.
Reacting to Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut's questions on the possible sabotage of the Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad, Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Saturday stated that not every issue should be politicised, further stating that one must rise above politics and act with
Union Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu on Saturday said that the Air India Flight crash that left 241 people dead have shaken the entire nation.
Union Minister Pralhad Joshi on Saturday said the Indian government and the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) have taken the Ahmedabad plane crash incident very seriously and a thorough investigation will be conducted into the matter.
Ramesh Mahadev Pawar, who lost both his parents in the tragic Air India-171 plane crash, recalled the last moments he shared with them over a video call shortly before the incident.