Only one passanger on the plane is reported to have survived this fatal crash – who has now been identified as Vishwashkumar Ramesh, a British man seated in 11A.
The Hindu
On 12 June 2025, Thursday, an Air India passenger plane that took off from Ahmedabad, Western India, bound for London’s Gatwick airport was reported to have crashed shortly after taking off. In the now-widely circulated video, the plane can be seen quickly losing altitude and crashing into a residential area of the city Meghani Nagar.
It has now been reported that the plane-crash has resulted in the deaths of 241 passengers and crew, and eight local people on the ground including four medical students. Only one passenger on the plane is reported to have survived this fatal crash – who has now been identified as Vishwashkumar Ramesh, a British man seated in 11A.
I still cannot believe how I made it out alive. At first, I thought I was going to die. I managed to open my eyes, unfastened my seat belt and tried to exit the plane.
BBC reported on the last signals of the flight as per the flight tracking website FlightRadar24, which noted that the signal from the aircraft was lost less than a minute after take-off giving a mayday call to air traffic control, with final tracking data ending with the plane at an altitude of 625ft (190m).
While this is not the first Boeing model to have faced technical difficulties in recent years, the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner has previously been scrutinized for various safety concerns, including issues related to its electrical systems, engine reliability, and structural components—raising further questions about the model’s long-term airworthiness and maintenance protocols.
While experts have already started speculating the failures that may have resulted in this crash, the real answer will only be revealed following the formal investigation that has now been launched by India's Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB).
