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A PASSENGER who flew on the doomed Air India jet just two hours before it crashed said the plane was ridden with faults.

A startling video captured the interior of a Boeing 787 Dreamliner with faulty TV screens and “no air conditioning at all” during its flight from Delhi to Ahmedabad, just two hours before the disastrous crash.

Airplane passenger stowing luggage in overhead bin.
A passenger who flew on the doomed Air India flight complained of its faulty interior the day it crashedCredit: X/akku92
Debris of a crashed airplane with people standing nearby.
Air India Flight AI171 crashed on Thursday on the way to LondonCredit: AP
Large plume of smoke at an airport.
Smoke seen billowing after the crashCredit: AFP
Hand selecting a language on an airplane's in-flight entertainment system.
He showed how the screens and AC were defectiveCredit: X/akku92

Air India Flight AI171 was en route to London Gatwick when it crashed into a hostel used by doctors on Thursday.

It had 242 people on board, including 53 Brits and 11 children.

So far, 204 bodies have been recovered, and one Brit is believed to have survived.

On X, Akash Vasta claimed that he had flown on the very same aircraft just two hours before it crashed.

He posted horrifying footage which showed many parts of the plane not functioning properly during its second last ever flight.


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He said on X: “I was in the same damn flight 2 hours before it took off from AMD.

“I came in this from DEL-AMD.”

The shocked passenger added that he had “noticed unusual things” in the plane which he suggested may have been telltale signs that it was defective.

Watch moment ‘Brit survivor’ walks from Air India plane moments after crash & says- ‘It all happened in 30 seconds’_1

In the concerning footage, he can be heard saying: “The AC is not working at all.

“And as usual, your TV screens are also not working, neither this button for calling the cabin crew.”

He said: “Nothing is working. Nothing!

“Not even the light is working.”

The worried passenger asked: “Is this what you are providing?”

One passenger expressed frustration, mentioning how he was “sweating profusely” because of the absence of air conditioning, which he claimed contributes to Air India’s reputation as “one of the worst airlines globally.”

Security camera footage of a large explosion.
The flight is seen on CCTV exploding in a fireballCredit: ViralPress
Debris of a plane crash embedded in a residential building.
The back of Air India flight 171 pictured at the site after it crashed with 242 people on boardCredit: AFP
Hand holding airplane seat control panel.
Footage showed the passenger’s remote which wasn’t workingCredit: X/akku92
Illustration of plane crash near Ahmedabad Airport, showing flight path and altitude.

It comes as one 40-year-old Brit, Ajay Kumar Vishwash, claimed that he cheated death after jumping off the flaming Air India jet before it crashed.

Unbelievable footage showed Vishwash walking away from what is understood to be the crash site of the doomed Air India flight to London Gatwick.

Vishwash, who retained his boarding pass, recounted to the Hindustan Times: “Only thirty seconds into the flight, there was a loud sound, and suddenly, the plane went down. Everything occurred so fast.”

Full harrowing CCTV footage has also now shown the Boeing 787 taking off before appearing to lose power in Ahmedabad in the west of India.

The plane was flying to London Gatwick airport and was carrying 230 passengers and 12 crew.

Video showed the plane taxing down the runway before taking off at around 1.38pm local time from  Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad.

It also showed the plane take to the sky – before it appears to stop climbing and then plummet back down to earth.

The flight then crashed in a fireball into a doctor’s hostel.

Police are now hunting through the rubble and wreckage for any survivors.

India’s dark aviation history

A LONDON-BOUND Air India flight crashed in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad on Thursday.

The following are details of some other airline accidents in India in recent decades:

AUGUST 2020

At least 18 people died and 16 were severely injured when an Air India Express Boeing 737 plane skidded off the runway in the southern city of Kozhikode during heavy rain, plunged into a valley and crashed nose-first into the ground.

MAY 2010

An Air India Boeing 737 flight from Dubai overshot the runway at the airport in the southern city of Mangaluru and crashed into a ravine, killing 158 people on board.

JULY 2000

More than 50 people were killed when a state-owned Alliance Air flight between Kolkata and the capital, New Delhi, crashed in a residential area of the eastern city of Patna.

According to flight tracking website Flightradar, the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner’s final signal was received just seconds after take-off.

This was last logged at 1:38pm local time – less than a minute after it started the journey.

It had only reached 625ft at the time, officials believe.

In a statement the airline said: “Flight AI171, operating Ahmedabad-London Gatwick was involved in an accident on 12 June 2025.

“At this moment, we are ascertaining the details and will share further updates at the earliest opportunity.”

Out of the 242 on board, 169 were Indian travellers, one Canadian and seven Portuguese nationals alongside the Brits.

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A family member cries hearing her brother has died following the Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner crashCredit: Reuters
Large plume of black smoke billowing over buildings.
Huge plumes of black smoke could be seen billowing into the skyCredit: X
Wreckage of a Boeing 787 Dreamliner at a crash site.
Wreckage of the Boeing 787 DreamlinerCredit: Reuters
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