
Alison Sider
Reporter at The Wall Street Journal
If it happens on a plane, I write about it for @WSJ. Feel very free to tell me your deepest, darkest secrets.
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2 weeks ago |
tovima.com | Jo Craven McGinty |Alison Sider
The lone survivor of Air India Flight 171 was seated in an exit-row window seatWhen Air India Flight 171 crashed shortly after takeoff, smashing into a residential building and bursting into flames , it seemed impossible that any of the 242 occupants could have survived. Miraculously, one did—but how? The passenger who survived the Boeing 787 Dreamliner crash in India was seated in 11A, an emergency exit row at the front of the economy cabin.
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2 weeks ago |
livemint.com | Alison Sider |Krishna Pokharel
Summary The Boeing 787 Dreamliner, packed with 242 people on board, barely cleared the rooftops of the residential neighborhood just beyond the runway in the crowded Indian metropolis of Ahmedabad. This is a Mint Premium article gifted to you. Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Within seconds of takeoff, it was clear that Flight 171 was in trouble. The Boeing 787 Dreamliner, packed with 242 people on board, strained to climb in the steamy midday heat.
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2 weeks ago |
livemint.com | Jo Craven McGinty |Alison Sider
Global Summary The lone survivor of Air India Flight 171 was seated in an exit row window seat. This is a Mint Premium article gifted to you. Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. When Air India Flight 171 crash-landed shortly after take off, smashing into a residential building and bursting into flames, it seemed impossible that any of the 242 occupants could have survived. Miraculously, one did—but how?
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2 weeks ago |
wsj.com | Jo Craven McGinty |Alison Sider
When Air India Flight 171 crashed shortly after takeoff, smashing into a residential building and bursting into flames, it seemed impossible that any of the 242 occupants could have survived. Miraculously, one did—but how? Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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2 weeks ago |
flipboard.com | Jo Craven McGinty |Alison Sider
11 hours agoNew angle shows final moments of Air India flight from take-off to crashA new angle shows the final moments - from take-off to crash - of the doomed Air India flight on its way to London, Gatwick. CCTV footage shows the Boeing 787 Dreamliner leaving the runway at Ahmedabad Airport on Thursday (12 June) before it begins descending rapidly in its nose-up take-off angle. Moments later the plane, with 240 people onboard, erupted into a huge fireball as it crashed into a residential area.
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