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Yasmin’s two sons, settled in London, were expecting the children, and she had planned a 5-6 month stay for their baby showers.
Vadodara’s Yasmin Vohra died in the Air India crash in Ahmedabad. (X)
Ahmedabad plane Crash: The devastating Air India flight AI171 crash in Ahmedabad earlier this week, which claimed over 260 lives, has thrown up various untold and heartbreaking stories.
Among the deceased, one family was of a 51-year-old woman Yasmin Vohra, along with nephew Pervez Vohra, 30, and his 4-year-old daughter, Zuveriya, who had postponed her flight to London from June 9 to June 12 to be at side with her two pregnant daughters-in-law in London, as per the media reports.
The journey was meant to be a joyful family reunion and the beginning of a new chapter, but her plans ended in unimaginable tragedy.
Yasmin, a native of Vadodara, boarded Air India Flight AI171 on Thursday afternoon, along with her family. Shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad’s Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport, the Boeing 787 Dreamliner crashed into a medical hostel, claiming over 270 lives.
“Yasmin, originally scheduled to fly on June 9, extended her ticket to the 12th to travel with Pervez and Zuveriya, who were from Thasra,” said Yasin, Yasmin’s husband from Vadodara.
Yasmin’s two sons, settled in London, were expecting the children, and she had planned a 5-6 month stay for their baby showers.
Yasin dropped her off at the airport. “Just before takeoff, Yasmin called me, expressing anxiety about the non-functioning AC and a strange feeling, to which I had reassured her it would start,” he said.
Their granddaughters still ask for Yasmin. “Where is Dadi? Where are our gifts?” they wonder. Yasin said that he doesn’t have the heart to tell them the truth.
Ahmedabad Plane Crash
India witnessed one of its worst aviation tragedies on Thursday after a London-bound Air India plane, carrying 242 passengers and crew, including former Gujarat chief minister Vijay Rupani, crashed into a medical college complex shortly after taking off from the Ahmedabad airport.
One person survived the tragedy. The lone survivor was identified as Indian-origin British national Vishwash Kumar Ramesh who was returning to the UK with his brother Ajay Kumar Rakesh, 45, who was in a different row inside the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner.
The aircraft had 232 passengers and 10 crew members, including 169 Indians, 53 British nationals, seven Portuguese and a Canadian, on board.
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) in a statement said the aircraft piloted by captain Sumeet Sabharwal with 8,200 hours of experience and first officer Clive Kundar with 1,100 hours of experience made a mayday call just before the crash.
Shobhit Gupta is a sub-editor at News18.com and covers India and International news. He is interested in day to day political affairs in India and geopolitics. He earned his BA Journalism (Hons) degree from Ben…Read More
Shobhit Gupta is a sub-editor at News18.com and covers India and International news. He is interested in day to day political affairs in India and geopolitics. He earned his BA Journalism (Hons) degree from Ben… Read More
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