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Air India Crash Sole Survivor Details Trauma as Advisers Urge Meeting With Airline

Investigators say both fuel switches were moved to cut-off just after takeoff, with no final cause determined.

Overview

  • Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, 39, described sleepless nights, persistent flashbacks and ongoing pain that has left him unable to work or drive after the June disaster in Ahmedabad.
  • He said losing his brother Ajay in the crash has devastated his family, and he struggles to talk about the incident even with close relatives.
  • Advisers Sanjiv Patel and Radd Seiger criticized Air India’s support as impersonal, saying repeated requests for a meeting with CEO Campbell Wilson have gone unanswered.
  • Air India said care for affected families remains its priority, noted that Tata Group leaders have offered to meet his representatives, and confirmed an interim payment was transferred.
  • A preliminary AAIB report found both engine fuel switches were set to cut-off immediately after takeoff, a key focus of the ongoing probe that has not reached a final conclusion.