Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 02:30pm on 13 Jun 2025,Friday India
Bhoomi Chauhan, a 28-year-old business student from Bristol, missed Air India Flight AI171 by just 10 minutes after being delayed in Ahmedabad traffic. Frustrated after being denied boarding, she left the airport—only to learn minutes later that the London-bound Boeing 787 had crashed, killing 270 people. “It’s a miracle,” she told BBC Gujarati. Her digital pass confirmed she was assigned seat 36G. Chauhan had traveled 200 km from Ankleshwar and arrived at the airport at 12:20 pm, pleading with staff to board. Airline officials refused. That rejection saved her life, as the plane crashed moments after takeoff. (PC: BBC)
