It has been nine days since Air India flight AI171, Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, crashed under the command of Captain Sumeet Sabharwal and First Officer, Clive Kunder after it took off from Ahmedabad International Airport on June 12, 2025. It has been nine days since the most horrendous plane crash in Ahmedabad. 231 bodies have been identified via DNA testing. A lot of the folks are scared to fly now and are humming prayers. One of them is singer, Rahul Vaidya, who shared his story of being scared of taking a flight.
Rahul Vaidya reveals how he took a flight after the Ahmedabad plane crash and shares his vulnerability
According to the latest report, 241 members of the Air India, flight passed away, and only one person survived. The aviation mishap sent shockwaves through the nation as if it was not enough that even a helicopter crashed near Gaurikund, Uttarakhand, where the lives of 7 people on board, including the pilot, passed away. Now, Rahul put an Instagram story that read:
“Hi guys. After the Ahmedabad crash na mei pehli baar fly kar raha hu. It is a different feeling. Thoda dar lag raha hai. Jai Shri Ram. Jai Mata Di.”
When Rahul Vaidya addressed the Ahmedabad plane crash
Rahul Vaidya was seen on the sets of Laughter Chefs 2 recently when the paps papped him, and he was asked about the recent plane crash events in our nation. The singer expressed his sadness about the Air India plane crash that took the lives of more than 250 people, and also paid a tribute to the lives of those lost in the Kedarnath crash. For the unversed, the Air India AI171 Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner crashed into BJ Medical college located in Meghani Nagar, Gujarat, Ahmedabad on June 12, 2025, exactly in 38 seconds after it took off from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport. Rahul said:
“Yaar hamare desh ko kisi ki nazar lag gaye hai. Mujhe samajh nahi aa raha. Kabhi plane crash ho raha hai, kabhi chopper crash ho raha hai, kabhi bridge gir raha hai. Bahut kharaab ho raha hai. Ajeeb sa, ek negative feeling ho rahe hai ghar par baithe baithe.”
When Rahul Vaidya sounded extremely upset over the Ahmedabad plane crash
The latest update of the Ahmedabad aeroplane crash is that the investigators are preparing to study the last words of Captain Sumeet Sabharwal to know the cause behind the wreck after the cockpit voice recorder was discovered from the crash. The voice recorder was in the second black box, which was located 28 hours after the disaster took place. Most of the passengers had dreams of starting new beginnings in London, but everything crashed moments after takeoff. Now, singer, Rahul, who has been extremely scared, worried about the plane crash, shared:
“Main chahta hoon bohot saari baatein karoon but andar se ho nahi paa raha.”
Captain, Sumeet had sent a mayday signal seconds post the flight took off. No explanation or evidence was reportedly given to the London officials from the on-field investigation, as the main focus has been on engine failure. The wings flapped to cause one of the world’s worst-ever plane crashes witnessed by the aviation industry. On the other hand, apart from Rahul, there have been many stars who have been scared and have spoken about the aeroplane crash.
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