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Terrible air crash in India/UK

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Allira Thu 12-Jun-25 15:41:19

One man has survived the crash, amazingly. He has injuries but I wonder how he's feeling now.

RIP all those who died and thinking of their families.

GrannyGravy, although this has shocked us all, air travel is still the safest form of transport, far safer than travelling by roads.

Dickens Thu 12-Jun-25 15:09:33

GrannyGravy13

Dreadful, I am a very nervous flyer and will be on a nine hour flight at the weekend.

I am now terrified.

RIP all those on the Air India flight 💐

I am now terrified.

Don't be. Flying is still statistically the safest mode of transport.

More importantly, aircraft are equipped with many safety systems to prevent failure.

Something obviously went terribly terribly wrong with this flight, and that is highly unusual.

The anticipation will be worse than the actual flight, once you're onboard I think you'll feel better. I say that because I am also a nervous flyer.

Bea65 Thu 12-Jun-25 14:58:24

Just moments into lift off.. praying for all victims and families and airline staff🙏 who have to fly on the next flights leaving..

Whitewavemark2 Thu 12-Jun-25 14:49:32

Apparently the Indian contingent is our largest diaspora. Over 2 million reside in the U.K.

GrannyGravy13 Thu 12-Jun-25 14:44:15

Dreadful, I am a very nervous flyer and will be on a nine hour flight at the weekend.

I am now terrified.

RIP all those on the Air India flight 💐

Wyllow3 Thu 12-Jun-25 14:37:50

I don't think there is a lot to discuss, but I wanted to say how terribly sad it was that all those people on the way to the UK - UK citizens, families, business people - lost their lives, as well as many injuries and some deaths on the ground where it crashed.

Its unfolding on the BBC I player live feed.