On June 12, a tragic plane crash in Ahmedabad claimed the lives of 260 people, including the majority of the passengers onboard Air India Flight 171. Among the grieving families is Ravi Thakur, who lost not only his mother Sarla Ben Thakur but also his young daughter Adhya when the aircraft crashed into a dining facility near the airport shortly after takeoff.
Mr. Thakur recalls how he was delivering lunch tiffins to healthcare workers at a nearby hospital when the disaster unfolded. Adhya had been enjoying a swing in the corner of the kitchen, where her grandmother worked as a cook, just moments before tragedy struck.
As days passed since the crash, families of the victims have struggled to find answers regarding the circumstances that led to this horrific event. They were met with a recent preliminary report that lacked clarity or insight into the cause of the disaster. Released on a date that would have marked the second birthday of Mr. Thakur's daughter, the report stated that fuel was cut to both engines shortly after takeoff. However, it didn't elaborate on how or why this critical switch occurred.
The fleeting snippet of the cockpit audio revealing the pilots' confusion over the fuel switch merely compounded the grief, as families sought the truth in the aftermath of this calamity. As such, the search for answers continues, leaving those affected by the tragedy in desperate need of closure and clarity.
