The tragedy has claimed the lives of 241 people

He said it was a scheduled post that turned out to be a terrible coincidence

An Air India passenger said 'nothing was working' on a previous flight hours before the crash

Only one of the 230 passengers and 12 crew on board Air India flight AI171 survived the crash

Sumeet Sabharwal was the captain of the Air India flight AI171, as 241 of the 242 people on board were killed in the crash

His relatives say the survivor of the crash has 'no idea' how he survived

President Donald Trump has spoken out about the tragic Air India crash for the first time

An ex-commercial pilot has highlighted the possible main causes behind the growing number of aviation tragedies

Police had previously said they did not expect to find survivors

Air India flight AI171 was heading to London Gatwick but crashed shortly after take-off

The plane crashed shortly after taking off

Air India confirmed that 'flight AI171, from Ahmedabad to London Gatwick, was involved in an accident' with 242 passengers and crew on board

Air India has confirmed that 53 British nationals were on board the flight

The plane appears to have crashed in a residential area just moments after take off