Key Point Summary – Air India Power Failure

• Passenger filmed broken lights, AC, and call buttons mid-flight
• Flight crashed hours later, killing over 200 people
• Video shows clear signs of maintenance neglect inside cabin
• Survivor Vishwash Kumar found alive near crash scene
• Smoke seen from jet just seconds after takeoff
• Air India yet to comment on damning footage
• Ticket proof confirms passenger was aboard earlier leg of flight

Video From Inside the Jet Sparks Outrage

Air India is under fire after shocking footage emerged showing widespread power failures aboard the same Boeing 787 Dreamliner that later crashed, killing more than 200 people. A passenger named Akash Vatsa posted disturbing video of the aircraft’s cabin during its earlier flight from Delhi to Ahmedabad, claiming “nothing” was working—hours before the plane went down in flames en route to London.

“I was in the same damn flight two hours before it took off from Ahmedabad,” Vatsa wrote on social media platform X, formerly Twitter. The post included video clips showing a darkened cabin with lifeless seat-back screens, unresponsive call buttons, and no air conditioning.

‘Nothing Was Working’

In the chilling clip, Vatsa narrated his frustration while sitting in sweltering heat.

“The AC is not working at all,” he said. “Your TV screens are also not working, neither is this button for calling the cabin crew.” He added, “I’m sweating like hell. This is why Air India is considered one of the worst airlines in the world.”

His footage also reveals unsettling details—loose parts rattling under seats, cracked fittings, and what appear to be signs of ongoing neglect. Vatsa said he had planned to send the video directly to Air India before the devastating crash made headlines around the globe.

Plane Went Down Hours Later

The aircraft, which had successfully flown the Delhi–Ahmedabad leg just hours earlier, crashed shortly after taking off for London’s Gatwick airport. Surveillance video captured the horrifying moment: smoke or dust trails billowed from the plane seconds after liftoff. It then vanished behind nearby buildings—followed by a massive fireball lighting up the sky.

Over 200 passengers and crew are presumed dead in what is now one of the deadliest aviation disasters involving an Indian airline in years. The exact cause is still under investigation, but early theories point to a catastrophic technical failure.

Survivor Emerges From Inferno

Amid the destruction, a sliver of hope surfaced. One passenger, Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, reportedly walked away from the crash site alive. He was seated in 11A—just rows ahead of Vatsa’s original seat from the earlier leg.

Local media captured images of Ramesh limping through the wreckage. Though shaken, he did not suffer serious injuries. The Hindustan Times described his escape as miraculous, given the magnitude of the explosion and the towering flames.

Air India Silent

Air India has yet to issue an official response to the viral footage or confirm whether the same aircraft experienced any prior faults. The airline has remained tight-lipped as investigators work to piece together what went wrong in the final moments.

Vatsa, who refused to board another Air India flight back to Delhi after his experience, posted what appears to be proof of his earlier booking: a photo of his ticket, seat 25A on flight AI423. The timestamp places him on the very same jet mere hours before its fatal journey.

Evidence Mounts Against Airline

As images, videos, and eyewitness accounts begin to flood in, pressure is mounting on Air India and Indian aviation authorities to explain the sequence of events—and how a plane reportedly filled with mechanical issues was allowed to operate at all.

Aviation safety experts warn that signs of systemic neglect may have played a role. One official said anonymously, “If these videos are authentic, they reveal not only a mechanical failure but an organizational one. This should never have happened.”

The investigation continues, but the outcry is growing louder with each passing hour. The haunting footage taken inside that plane may turn out to be the first warning sign the world failed to heed.