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Air India flight AI171, a Boeing 787-8 carrying 242 people, crashed after taking off from Ahmedabad on its way to London.
Three days after the crash, only 35 bodies had been handed over to relatives from an overall official death toll of 270.
A few days after the tragic Air India crash in Ahmedabad, Raveena Tandon flew with the airline and shared emotional photos from her flight on Instagram. She praised the crew’s strength and expressed condolences to the victims' families.
The aircraft, Air India flight AI-171, took off from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport on Thursday afternoon and crashed shortly after in the Meghaninagar area. The plane burst into flames upon impact. Fire and rescue teams were immediately dispatched to douse the blaze, confirmed fire officer Jayesh Khadia.