There is shock, grief, and unbearable silence at the residence of 22-year-old Kongbrailatpam Nganthoi Sharma in Awang Leikei, Thoubal district. Nganthoi, a young cabin crew member with Air India, was among the 242 people on board Flight AI171, a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner that crashed shortly after takeoff from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad en route to London Gatwick on Wednesday afternoon, killing almost all on board.
In a devastating tragedy, an Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner carrying 242 people crashed moments after takeoff from Ahmedabad’s Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport en route to London Gatwick on Wednesday afternoon.