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Air India Crash Survivor Faults Airline Support as He Urges CEO Meeting

The sole survivor’s appeal increases pressure on Air India over care during an unresolved investigation.

Overview

  • Vishwashkumar Ramesh, 39, the only person to survive the June crash that killed 241 people, describes persistent physical pain and severe flashbacks months later.
  • Ramesh’s advisers say he has been treated like a “name on a spreadsheet” and are publicly pressing CEO Campbell Wilson for a face-to-face meeting.
  • Air India says support for all affected remains a priority and notes it has offered a meeting with senior Tata Group leaders, its parent company.
  • The airline has made a standardized interim payment of £21,500, which Ramesh accepted but his representatives say does not meet urgent medical and psychiatric needs.
  • An AAIB interim report found the jet’s fuel supply switches were moved to cut-off seconds after takeoff and then reactivated, with no cause or liability yet determined.