A catastrophic crash of Air India Flight AI171 in Ahmedabad claimed the life of Roshni Rajendra Songhare, a cabin crew member and travel influencer with over 54,000 Instagram followers under @sky_loves_her. The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, carrying 242 passengers and crew, collided with the hostel mess of BJ Medical College in Meghaninagar shortly after departing Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport on Thursday, en route to London Gatwick. The disaster killed 241 people, including former Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani and his family, with only one survivor, 40-year-old British national Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, escaping with minor injuries. Maharashtra MLA Ravindra Chavan mourned Songhare’s loss, highlighting her dedication as a crew member.
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Songhare, a south Mumbai native, graduated from Bharat College and trained as cabin crew before working with SpiceJet and joining Air India in 2024. Known for her vibrant travel content, she recently visited her ancestral village in Ratnagiri for a festival, a trip her brother Vignesh said no one expected to be her last. She leaves behind her husband, C K Rajesh, a fellow cabin crew member, their 13-year-old daughter in Mulund, and her grieving mother in Dombivali. The crash, which also killed 24 people on the ground, including four MBBS students and a doctor’s wife at BJ Medical College, prompted an investigation by India’s Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau, as announced by Union Minister Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu.
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