BREAKING: 241 People Perish On Air India Flight – UPDATED

An Air India flight bound for London, Gatwick Airport has tragically crashed into a doctor’s hostel in Ahmedabad, India. It is not known yet how the tragedy occurred. The aeroplane was fully laden with fuel, set for a 9-hour flight to London.

UPDATE: Unconfirmed reports of one survivor found in the plane wreckage.

40-year-old Vishwash Kumar Ramesh has miraculously survived the Air India crash, it has been reported by Indian rescuers.

THEORIES: The flaps for the plane were not extended, therefore not providing enough lift for the aircraft. This is possibly attributed to pilot error or a major malfunction. There is also a possibility that there were multiple bird strikes on the engines, causing engine failures. The pilot’s final message was “engine failure”.

The UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) has formally offered its assistance to the Aircraft Accident Investigation and are sending a team to India.

The Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, was carrying 169 Indian citizens, 53 British, seven Portuguese and one Canadian.

In pre-market trading, Boeing stock was already down 8%.

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