Chhattisgarh Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Sharma has expressed deep grief over the loss of life and property in the Air India aircraft accident in Ahmedabad, Gujarat on Friday. A day earlier in this accident, 241 people lost their lives. Sharma told ANI, “God should give strength to the families of the dead … I am deeply sad that Vijay Rupani is no longer. It is a matter of knowing why all this happened.”
The Al-171 Boeing Dreamliner 787-8 aircraft going to Gatwick in London crashed shortly after flying from Ahmedabad International Airport on Thursday. Airlines said that out of 242 people aboard the aircraft survived only one accident.
Air India aircraft going to London crashed in a nearby Medical College campus in Meghaninagar, soon after flying from Ahmedabad International Airport. The Viman was operated by Captain Sumit Sabharwal, who is a line training captain and who has 8,200 hours of flight experience. He was assisted by First Officer Clive Kunder, who has an experience of 1,100 hours of flight. According to the Air Traffic Control (ATC), the aircraft flew from Ahmedabad to 1339 IST (0809 UTC) from runway 23. It made a medium call to the ATC, but after that the aircraft did not respond to the call made by the ATC.
Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau is a division of the Ministry of Civil Aviation, the work of aircraft accidents in India. Union Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu on Thursday confirmed that a formal investigation of the flight number 171’s flight number 171’s flight number 171’s flight number 171 has been started by the Bureau of Bureau of Investigation Investigation (AAIB), in which 241 people were killed. Met Ramesh, who was the only person to miraculously escape in the Air India aircraft accident a day earlier. All 241 passengers died in this accident.
The Prime Minister reached the city this morning and also met others admitted in the same hospital. Before reaching the hospital, PM Modi inspected the plane crash site and took stock of the ground situation. He also held a review meeting with officials at Ahmedabad Airport.
