Old Video Recorded by Passenger in Nepal Falsely Linked to Ahmedabad Plane Crash
This video dates back to January 2023 and is linked to a plane crash in Nepal.
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A video is going viral online which was recorded by a passenger seated inside an airplane but it also shows disturbances and turbulence at the end.
Users sharing the video are claiming that it was a Facebook live stream shared by a passenger from inside the Air India plane which crashed near Gujarat's Ahmedabad airport on 12 June.
The Air India Flight 171 — Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner — carrying 242 people crashed shortly after taking off from Ahmedabad airport and was headed to London, United Kingdom.
How did we find out the truth?: We performed a reverse image search on some of the keyframes of the viral video which led us to old reports carrying the same visuals.
Reports shared by El Pais, The Business Standard, Independent, Al Arabiya English carried the same video and stated that it shows stills from inside the plane which crashed in Nepal on 15 January 2023.
It further stated that video was taken by a passenger called Sonu Jaiswal, which was a livestream on Facebook. The video went viral after the crash.
This video and report is from 2023.
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Yeti Airlines Flight 691 flying from Kathmandu to Pokhara in Nepal crashed in 2023 killing all 68 passengers and 4 crew members on board.
What we know about the Air India crash in Ahmedabad:
A London-bound Air India passenger aircraft carrying 242 passengers crashed near Ahmedabad airport on Thursday, 12 June.
The aircraft was carrying 169 Indian nationals, 53 British nationals, 1 Canadian national and 7 Portuguese nationals, the airlines confirmed.
There has been no official confirmation yet regarding any passenger casualties.
Conclusion: A 2023 video showing a passenger recording himself from inside a plane while a crashes in Nepal is being falsely linked to Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad. Read our fact-check here.
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