63 h. ago Easyjet boot family off plane as flight cancelled at last minute

The Drummonds had already boarded their flight but were asked to disembark just 20 minutes later.

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3 w. ago Brit dad shares weird coincidence after cheating death on Air India flight

A British dad has shared his shock and expressed his gratitude for the last minute flight change that saved his life - he was due on the Air India flight 171 this week

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3 w. ago Air India captain sent mayday less than minute before crash, say authorities

Aviation ministry says Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner reached height of 650ft before rapidly descending and hitting ground 2km from airport“Mayday, mayday,” was the final radio message sent by the pilot of the Air India 171 flight bound for London, moments before it crashed to the ground, killing more than 270 people.In a briefing by India’s aviation authorities on Saturday, authorities confirmed that Captain Sumeet Sabharwal, who was piloting the flight, sent a distress call to air traffic control less a minute after it took off from Ahmedabad airport at 1:39pm on Thursday. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago UK student missed doomed Air India flight by minutes: ‘It’s a miracle’

The 28-year-old who lives in Bristol said she felt ‘totally numb’ after finding out the flight had crashed, killing 241 people

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3 w. ago ‘She was a wonder’: Ahmedabad reels amid aftermath of Air India plane crash

True scale of the tragedy still unfolding, as accounts of those onboard begin to emergeAs he dropped off his only daughter at Ahmedabad airport, Suraj Mistry seized the opportunity to take one final family selfie before she went back to London. Kinal Mistry, 24, had laughed lovingly at her father as he made her promise that they would meet again soon. “Yes, Daddy, very soon,” she said.Instead, the photo – of Kinal smiling beside her mother and father – would commemorate the last time his family was a whole. In scenes of horror that have since reverberated around the world, just a few minutes after the flight took off from Ahmedabad airport on Thursday morning, it plummeted from the sky, exploding in an inferno of fire and black smoke. Only one of the 242 people onboard survived. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Was stuck in traffic, it's my rebirth: Woman who missed London flight by 10 minutes

Was stuck in traffic, it's my rebirth: Woman who missed London flight by 10 minutes  India Today

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3 w. ago Tragic final selfie of family on Air India flight moments before fatal crash in Ahmedabad

A family, who were excited to fly to London to visit their son, shared a happy photo of themselves on board the doomed Air India Flight 171 just minutes before it crashed

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3 w. ago Family's final selfie inside Air India plane posted with haunting message before crash

A family of five on the doomed India Air Flight 171 shared a haunting final photo just minutes before it crashed, killing all but one of the 242 people on board

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3 w. ago I was meant to be jetting home on the Air India flight but was 10 minutes late after getting stuck in traffic

Bhoomi Chauhan was on her way to Sardar Vallabhbhai Airport, in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, to catch the Air India flight AI-171 to London on Thursday morning.

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3 w. ago Shocked family of Air India crash British survivor speak out after 'miracle'

Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, 40, is believed to be the sole survivor from Air India Flight 171 which crashed minutes after take-off.

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4 w. ago Air India plane passenger 'shivering' after missing doomed flight by 10 minutes

A woman was meant to be on Air India flight 171 to London but missed it by 10 minutes – the plane later crashed in Ahmedabad, India, killing over 230 people on board

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4 w. ago Air India crash update as more Brit victims names released including couple and daughter

Around 50 Brits were on board the doomed Air India flight which saw a horrific crash just minutes after taking off, with the flight headed for Gatwick earlier today

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4 w. ago Passenger hails 'divine intervention' after twist of fate saw her miss Air India flight by just ten minutes

Bhoomi Chauhan was due to fly to London Gatwick onboard the ill-fated flight AI171 that crashed just minutes after takeoff in Ahmedabad, west India today.

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4 w. ago 'I was meant to be on doomed Air India plane crash and missed it by 10 minutes'

Bhoomi Chauhan was due to fly to the UK from Ahmedabad, India, but missed the doomed Air India flight 171 by just 10 minutes after getting stuck in traffic

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4 w. ago Last words from Air India flight carrying 53 Brits before crash near Ahmedabad

Air India flight AI171 crashed just minutes after taking off from Ahmedabad Airport in India on Thursday, with over 240 people on board including 53 British nationals

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4 w. ago Woman who vanished from Hyde Park four months ago 'found safe and well'

Portia Vincent-Kirby, from Finchley, appeared to have ‘fallen off the earth’ after spending the evening with friends in Hyde Park on February 21

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