ANI
15 Jun 2025

New Delhi [India], June 15 (ANI): Aviation expert Subhash Goyal clarified that no one should be afraid of air travel and cited that road accidents are more common than air accidents.

He said that life has to go on and people should not stop travelling. The aviation expert added that the flight involved in the AI 171 plane crash first came from Paris, and later its security check was done in Delhi. Goyal asserted that no pilot or cabin crew would sit in the flight if they had any doubts.

'No one should be afraid of air travel. Road accidents are more common than air accidents, but we do not stop commuting...Life has to go on...The flight involved in the Ahmedabad plane crash first came from Paris, and then the check was done in Delhi. Later, the flight came to Ahmedabad... No pilot and crew would even sit in the flight if they had doubts. We do our best to ensure the safety', Subhash Goyal told ANI on Sunday.

Earlier today, the Ahmedabad hospital authorities confirmed the death of four more students of BJ Medical College and their relatives due to which the death toll of the AI 171 plane crash rose to 250.

Dhaval Gameti, FAIMA Vice President and President of Junior Doctors Association, BJ Medical College said that four medical students and their relatives have died so far. He further stated that out of 20 admitted students, 11 have been discharged, and eight to nine people are still under treatment.

'Four medical students have died in the incident. Including resident doctors and their relatives, the total deaths are nine. Twenty students were admitted, of whom 11 have been discharged now...Currently, eight to nine people are going through the treatment....' Gameti said, addressing mediapersons here.

An Air India Dreamliner flight from Ahmedabad to London, carrying 242 passengers and crew, crashed shortly after takeoff on June 12. Barring one survivor, no one else could be rescued. Former Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani was among those killed in the crash. Air India confirmed that 241 out of 242 people aboard the flight have died. (ANI)