The country witnessed a massive tragedy on Thursday as an Air India flight bound from Ahmedabad to London crashed soon after take-off near the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport. As per reports, about 242 passengers were on board the aeroplane and most of them are feared dead.
As Bollywood celebrities, including Shah Rukh Khan and Alia Bhatt, expressed their condolences for the bereaved on social media, actor Vikrant Massey took to his Instagram stories to reveal that he lost his family friend, who was the “1st operating officer on the flight”, in the plane crash.
“My heart breaks for the families & loved ones of the ones who lost their lives in the unimaginably tragic air crash in Ahmedabad today. It pains even more to know that my uncle, Clifford Kunder lost his son, Clive Kunder who was the 1st officer operating on that fateful flight. May God give strength to you and your family uncle and to all deeply affected,” he wrote.
According to Air India, the Boeing 787-8 aircraft from Ahmedabad to London Gatwick was carrying 242 passengers and crew members. Of these, 169 are Indian nationals, 53 are British nationals, seven are Portuguese and one is a Canadian national.