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Air India Flight 171 from Ahmedabad to London Gatwick crashes into medical students' hostel: 280+ fatalities


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British couple on Air India flight named

Fiongal and Jamie Greenlaw-Meek spoke of their ‘magical experience’ in the country hours before plane took off

 
Fiongal (L) and Jamie Greenlaw-Meek were on board the Air India flight bound for London that crashed shortly after take-off
Fiongal (L) and Jamie Greenlaw-Meek were on board the Air India flight bound for London that crashed shortly after take-off

A British couple believed to be aboard the crashed Air India flight posted about their “magical experience” in the country.

Fiongal and Jamie Greenlaw-Meek, who run a spiritual wellness centre and yoga studio, spoke of their love of the country and the “mind-blowing” experiences they had had just hours before the flight took off.

Just after leaving the airport, the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner was engulfed in a huge fireball after plummeting into a building in the suburb of Ahmedabad, the largest city in Gujarat state.

The flight, with 242 people onboard including 53 British nationals, was en route to Gatwick airport. Among the passengers were 11 children.

On Tuesday, the Greenlaw-Meeks had posted on their social media accounts from their boutique hotel in the city, The House of MG, talking about how they planned to create a “vlog” documenting their time in the city and were excited to tell everyone about the details.

The Greenlaw-Meeks run The Wellness Foundry in south London and Ramsgate
The Greenlaw-Meeks run The Wellness Foundry in south London and Ramsgate

Sitting beside his husband, Fiongal said: “So it’s our last night in India and we have had a magical experience really, there have been some quite mind-blowing things that have happened.”

The couple run The Wellness Foundry in south London and Ramsgate, which offers psychic readings, tarot, reiki and yoga.

It has collaborated with brands including Dior, Google, and Netflix, according to the website, and they were due to offer readings at Ramsgate’s Pride march on Saturday.

In January, Fiongal appeared on ITV’s This Morning to chat about people’s auras and what they mean.

The couple’s Wellness Foundry described it on Instagram as their “biggest gig so far”, adding that it was “very nerve-wracking” but that he was “honoured to chat about one of his favourite topics to such a big audience”.

Fiongal with This Morning presenters Ben Shephard and Cat Deeley in January
Fiongal with This Morning presenters Ben Shephard and Cat Deeley in January

They have been together since 2019, getting married in various ceremonies, including one in Las Vegas, in 2022.

Jamie posted a series of pictures of their wedding day at Mill Farm in Gamlingay, Cambs, on Facebook, adding that they had made “so many wonderful memories and fun to last a lifetime”.

He added: “Thank you to my wonderful husband for keeping me calm in times of stress (sunshine after the rain)... My heart is so full of love and gratitude…”

Jamie has previously spoken about how he developed a passion for wellness and health when his late father was diagnosed with cancer.

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it is much worse than i thought,the plane basically was in the air for 20 seconds,never got the thrust that it needed.this might be some pilot error because there is no way the planes systems would allow it take off when there was a problem with the engines.

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2 minutes ago, Tillu said:

Apparently 25 people survived with some injuries. Here's the list.

 

 

This isn't list of people who were on plane. Age 18-25 people are all Medical students/Residents who were taking lunch or living where it crashed. There is only 1 survivor as of now,all other succumbed to burns.

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2 minutes ago, Tillu said:

Apparently 25 people survived with some injuries. Here's the list.

 

 

Most of this list are younger ones between 18 and 21 years old. Hope they recover well without any permanent injuries.

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2 hours ago, Lone Wolf said:

Agreed prices don't matter in grand scheme of things..

 

Easy to say after such incident

 

Low price airlines should compromise on in flight service not safety 

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23 minutes ago, cowboysfan said:

it is much worse than i thought,the plane basically was in the air for 20 seconds,never got the thrust that it needed.this might be some pilot error because there is no way the planes systems would allow it take off when there was a problem with the engines.

No. The plane got high enough and lost engines and landing gear stuck. The pilot had over 8k flying hours.

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AI management should be sacked for keeping the problematic Boeings operating. How many such faulty Boeings are in use by AI , Indigo etc. No word about suspending other aircrafts of this model from flying. Their decisions have led to loss of life in such a huge tragedy. Who takes such incompetent people into top management. Useles incompetent people at the helm.

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