The mortal remains of First Officer Clive Kunder, the co-pilot of the ill-fated Air India flight AI-171 that crashed in Ahmedabad last week, were brought to his family home in Mumbai on Thursday morning.
According to officials, the casket carrying Kunder’s body arrived at Mumbai airport on a flight and was then taken to his residence on Ram Mandir Road in Goregaon (West).
Kunder lived in the city with his elderly parents and a younger sister. His remains will be kept at the family home till 1 p.m. for relatives, friends, and colleagues to pay their respects. The funeral will be held at the Sewri Christian Cemetery later in the day.
The London-bound Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner crashed shortly after take-off from Ahmedabad airport on 12 June, killing 241 passengers and crew on board, as well as 29 persons on the ground. First Officer Kunder and Captain Sumeet Sabharwal were operating the aircraft at the time of the tragedy.
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Captain Sabharwal, a resident of Powai in Mumbai, had 8,200 hours of flying experience, while First Officer Kunder had logged 1,100 hours, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) stated in an earlier press release.
The aircraft departed Ahmedabad at 1.39 p.m. and issued a 'Mayday' distress signal minutes after take-off. The distress call, denoting a full emergency, was made to the Air Traffic Control tower. Moments later, the aircraft crashed into a medical complex situated just outside the airport perimeter.
The last rites of Captain Sabharwal were performed on Tuesday. The crash, which remains one of the worst in Indian aviation history, is currently under investigation by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) and relevant regulatory authorities.
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