28 m. ago Brit dad's chilling Air India realisation as he was set to fly on doomed plane

Owen Jackson, 31, from Essex, was due to fly back to the UK on the doomed Air India flight which crashed killing all but one on board - and even more chillingly was seated in the same spot as the lone survivor

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2 h. ago Air India plane crash latest: First funerals held as 30 bodies handed to grieving families

India has ordered all Boeing 787s being operated by local carriers to be inspected

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2 h. ago Actor escorted off Jet2 flight after he forces it to divert hits back

He was on board the Jet2 flight when it had to be diverted

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3 h. ago New video of doomed Air India flight 'shows Boeing 787 did lose power' just before crash killed 241 passengers and ploughed into residential area

Commercial airline pilot Steve Schreiber, who analyses plane crashes and close calls, said a new clearer video shows the doomed flight suffered a 'dual engine failure'.

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6 h. ago First Air India crash funeral held as Brit mum victim released to family

Elcina Alpesh Makwana, 41, was one of at least 270 people who were killed in the Air India crash. Her body was released to her family and she has now been buried

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7 h. ago Heartbreak as first funeral held for Brit mum who died in Air India crash

Mum-of-two Elcina Alpesh Makwana, 41, who lived in Hounslow, London, has become the first British victim of the Air India plane crash to be laid to rest.

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9 h. ago First Air India crash funeral held as Brit mum first victim released to family

Mum-of-two Elcina Alpesh Makwana, 41, who lived in Hounslow, London, has been the first British victim of the Air India plane crash to have her funeral after her body was returned to her family

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9 h. ago EasyJet flight bound for UK is forced to make emergency landing after 'passengers smelled smoke' on board

Just an hour and 20 minutes after leaving Cyprus the pilot was forced to divert the plane and land in Turkey.

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11 h. ago 'Sweet and gentle' mother from London first British Air India crash victim released to family

A funeral was held for Elcina Alpesh Makwan on Sunday — just three days after the aviation disaster which killed 270 people

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11 h. ago First funeral of British Air India crash victim: Mourners gather to pay tribute to mother

Mother of two Elcina Alpesh Makwana (pictured), 42, was visiting India for dental work and was staying with her parents.

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11 h. ago Candlelit vigils held in London for Air India plane crash victims

Candlelit vigils held in London for Air India plane crash victims  BBC

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12 h. ago Vigil held outside Indian High Commission for victims of Air India crash

Around 150 mourners lit candles and gathered in prayer beneath the statue of India’s first prime minister.

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12 h. ago Seven people killed in Himalayan helicopter crash just days after Air India disaster

A two-year-old child was among those on board the aircraft travelling along a Hindu pilgrimage route

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13 h. ago Air India crash victim's tragic final words on call from doomed flight to UK

Ramesh Patel was one of 53 Brits on the Gatwick Airport-bound Air India flight when the aircraft crashed just moments after take-off in Ahmedabad.

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14 h. ago Air India pilot’s last words moments before aircraft crashed to the ground revealed

The Gatwick-bound flight crashed and killed 241 people on board shortly after takeoff in Ahmedabad

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15 h. ago Air India crash victim's tragic five words on call from doomed flight to UK

Ramesh Patel was one of 53 Brits on the Gatwick Airport-bound Air India flight when the aircraft crashed just moments after take-off in Ahmedabad

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16 h. ago British 'miracle' sole survivor of Air India plane crash is reunited with his family as he mourns loss of brother

Vishwashkumar Ramesh, 40 is being treated at the Civil Hospital in Ahmedabad, just a short distance from where the Gatwick bound flight crashed into buildings.

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17 h. ago Air India crash pilot's final words in Mayday call seconds before plane exploded

The Boeing 787 Dreamliner took off from Ahmedabad, India for London on Thursday before crashing into a medical facility just minutes later killing 270 in a massive fire ball

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18 h. ago Son of Air India crash victim says he missed her last call: ‘My worst nightmare’

The son of a British-Indian woman who died in the Air India plane crash has revealed he missed her last phone call, made just hours before she boarded the ill-fated flight.

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18 h. ago Candlelit vigil held in Harrow for Air India plane crash victims

Candlelit vigil held in Harrow for Air India plane crash victims  BBC

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