A tragic aviation disaster occurred in India on Thursday, June 12, 2025, when Air India Flight AI171, a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner en route from Ahmedabad to London Gatwick, crashed shortly after takeoff from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport. The devastating incident resulted in the loss of 241 lives, making it one of the deadliest civil aviation disasters in over a decade.

Against all odds, a lone survivor, 40-year-old British national of Indian origin, Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, miraculously emerged from the fiery wreckage. Ramesh, who was seated in emergency exit row 11A, was found alive amid the debris with injuries to his chest, face, and feet. He is currently receiving treatment at a local hospital and is reported to be in stable condition.

Ramesh provided a chilling firsthand account of the tragedy. He recounted that just