DNA tests identify 80 Air India plane crash victims
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Air India flight AI171, a Boeing 787-8 carrying 242 people, crashed after taking off from Ahmedabad on its way to London.
Three days after the crash, only 35 bodies had been handed over to relatives from an overall official death toll of 270.
A Boeing and AAIB investigation team arrived in Ahmedabad on Monday to inspect the Air India crash site. The June 12 disaster involving a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner resulted in over 270 fatalities, including former Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani.
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ABP News on MSNAhmedabad Air India Crash: Boeing And Global Investigators Land At Site To Probe CauseGlobal probe underway into Air India Ahmedabad crash that killed 241. Boeing, NTSB, and FAA join AAIB as black box data is analyzed. DNA matches confirm 92 victims; rescue efforts praised.
Indian authorities have started handing over remains of the victims of one of India’s worst aviation disasters after identifying some through DNA tests.
Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, along with other ministers, participated in the handover of Rupani's remains to his family.
The only known surviving passenger was in seat 11A, next to an emergency exit, said Vidhi Chaudhary, a top state police officer, adding that there could be more survivors in hospital.
The aircraft, Air India flight AI-171, took off from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport on Thursday afternoon and crashed shortly after in the Meghaninagar area. The plane burst into flames upon impact. Fire and rescue teams were immediately dispatched to douse the blaze, confirmed fire officer Jayesh Khadia.
In the video, the woman is seen smiling and giggling as she films the interior of an Air India flight. Her demeanor, given the video's context, has provoked strong reactions on social media.
In the aftermath of the Air India crash, a man can be seen emerging from the direction of the crash site in the Meghani Nagar area of Ahmedabad.
A father of two who had traveled from the U.K. to India to spread his wife's ashes died in the Air India crash on June 12, leaving the couple's two daughters, ages 4 and 8, orphaned. Arjun Patoliya, 37,