Air India Ahmedabad Plane Crash: Vikrant Massey clarifies Clive Kunder, the co-pilot in the ill-fated flight wasn't his...
India experiences the most heart-wrenching day after witnessing the horrifying plane crash on June 12, 2025. The ill-fated flight had the destination of London's Gatwick Airport, and it fell in the worst aviation crash right after takeoff, claiming over 240 lives, including the passengers and people present on the site of the incident. The incident drew attention to the Air India Boeing 767-8 Dreamliner. From common people to celebrities, everyone has expressed their condolences for the fatal crash. Among which, Vikrant Massey's Instagram story too went viral.
Vikrant Massey has now clarified and discussed the misunderstanding of losing a cousin in the tragic Air India crash in Ahmedabad. The actor shared that Clive Kunder, who passed away, was a family friend. He further requested people to allow the grieving family to process their loss in peace.
"Dear friends in the media and elsewhere, the unfortunately diseased Mr. Clive Kunder was not my cousin. The Kunders are our family friends. Request no more speculations and let the family and loved ones grieve in peace," Vikrant wrote on his Instagram stories.
On June 12, Vikrant had reacted to the crash and shared that his uncle Clifford Kunder's son Clive Kunder was among those who were killed in the plane crash. "My heart breaks for the families & loved ones of the ones who lost their lives in the unimaginably tragic air crash in Ahmedabad today. It pains even more to know that my uncle, Clifford Kunder, lost his son, Clive Kunder, who was the 1st officer operating on that fateful flight," he had mentioned in a note.
For those who came in late, the Air India flight Boeing 787-8 that encountered a horrifying incident right after its takeoff had two experienced pilots. Sumeet Sabharwal was the captain onboard who had the experience of 8,200 hours of flying, whereas the first officer, Clive Kunder, had 1,100 hours of flying experience. Apart from them, the flight consisted of 10 other cabin crew members onboard.
The ill-fated flight consisted of 169 Indian and 53 British passengers. The massive crash killed everyone on the flight except one survivor named Ramesh Vishvaskumar, who was seated near the emergency exit at 11A and was admitted to the hospital for treatment.