The Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad on June 12, 2025, has left the entire nation devastated. The flight from Ahmedabad to London Gatwick carried 242 people, including 230 passengers and 12 crew members. Of these, 241 people on the flight have lost their lives in the crash. Among those who never made it home was 27-year-old flight attendant and content creator Roshni Rajendra Songhare.

About Roshni Rajendra Songhare

Hailing from Dombivili, Maharashtra, Roshni completed her training at Air India in July 2024. Since then, she had embraced life among the clouds. Roshni’s Instagram handle, Sky_Loves_Her, tells her stories of quiet layovers and glowing sunsets. Roshni loved exploring new places and creating memorable travel stories. She was living a dream of many women and also inspired everyone around her. Her uniform wasn’t just fabric for her; it was her identity that made everyone proud of her. Roshni’s sudden passing has deeply shocked her family, friends, colleagues, and social media followers.

Images via @sky_loves_her

Ahmedabad crash: The crew members of AI171

The fatal accident at Ahmedabad’s Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport also claimed the lives of 11 other crew members. As reported by Hindustan Times, Captain Sumeet Sabharwal was the commander of the flight. His co-pilot was Clive Kunder, who was also Bollywood actor Vikrant Massey’s family friend. The latter expressed his grief about Kunder’s death on his Instagram stories. The other crew members included Shradha Dhavan, Aparna Mahadik, Saineeta Chakravarti, Nganthoi Kongbrailatpam Sharma, Deepak Pathak, Maithili Patil, Irfan Shaikh, Lamnunthem Singson, Roshni Songhare Rajendra, and Manisha Thapa.

The uncertain lives of air crew

This plane crash has, once again, revealed how uncertain life can be for those working in aviation. It reflects the courage their families have to build over time when their loved ones pursue such professions. Their families constantly fear the worst possible outcomes and silently pray for their loved ones. Flight crew, on the other hand, have to be on high alert throughout their shift because the smallest misstep can cost hundreds of lives. Even then, people in aviation continue to be courageous and resilient, risking their lives to do their duty.

Journalist Barkha Dutt wrote a message of support for Air India crew in her latest Instagram post. She captioned the post saying, “This is an @airindia appreciation post. Just boarded flight from Newark to Delhi, heartbroken crew doing best to be professional, smile through tears / whatever be management issues, AI pilots & cabin crew best, warmest, bravest I’ve ever met. God bless in this time of grief.”

The loss has also sparked a wave of emotion online. Several X users reached out to support the cabin crew members on duty. Here’s what they have shared after the tragic news.

Spare a thought for all the crew who were on duty yday despite the devastating news striking the industry. Some of them very young, including a very sweet young lady who saw the videos passengers were discussing of charred bodies, but focused on pushing her food cart and…

— Jagriti Chandra (@jagritichandra) June 12, 2025

Heart goes out to the families of the passengers, the pilots and the cabin crew. At the best of times the work of the cabin crew is difficult. However low it may be statistically, there is always an element of risk in flying. Airline crews face that risk every day and deserve… https://t.co/ycLhFhjoB3

— Siddharth (@svaradarajan) June 12, 2025

Roshni’s story and that of all the crew members who lost their lives in this accident are a reminder to value their efforts whenever you board a flight next. Behind those bright smiles, polite conversations, and elegant uniforms is the courage to carry on even in the face of such devastating tragedy.

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