Old Video From Algerian Airlines Falsely Linked to Ahmedabad's Air India Tragedy

An old video recorded inside a flight is going viral online to claim that it was recorded in the Air India flight which crashed in Ahmedabad.

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A video recorded from inside a flight is going viral on social media to claim that it shows scenes from inside the Air India flight which recently crashed in Ahmedabad carrying 242 passengers and crew.

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What's the truth?: This video is from September 2024 and shows scenes from an Algerian airlines plane.

How did we find out the truth?: We noticed that the interiors of the plane showed blue covers of seats along with a blue carpet on the aisle which does not match with Air India’s red, orange and white coloured cabin.

• Next, we performed a reverse image search on some of the keyframes of the viral video using Google Lens which led us to a Facebook post by Algeria-based El Hidhab TV.

• This was shared on 23 September 2024 and it carried the same video.

• The caption stated, “Watch the moment the Air Algérie plane returned to Houari Boumediene Airport due to a technical malfunction that occurred on the plane that was operating flight number AH3018 between Algiers and Istanbul.”

• Another Algeria-based outlet Echorouk also carried a screenshot from the video and stated that on 23 September 2024 Air Algérie issued a statement clarifying the return of one of its planes, which had departed Houari Boumediene International Airport and was bound for Istanbul.

• "The company reported a technical malfunction on the aircraft operating flight number AH3018, which took off from Algiers International Airport for Istanbul on Sunday, September 22, 2024, at 11:02 PM," it stated.

This article is from September 2024.

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Conclusion: An old video recorded inside a flight is going viral online to claim that it was recorded in the Air India flight which crashed in Ahmedabad.

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