Shocking video reportedly shows power failures inside Air India plane hours before it crashed

A passenger who reportedly flew on the doomed Air India jet just two hours before it crashed, killing more than 200 people, posted shocking video in which he says “nothing” was working in the cabin — including lights, air conditioning and the seat-back display screens.
The eerie footage was purportedly taken inside the Boeing 787 Dreamliner on its second-to-last flight as it flew from Delhi to Ahmedabad, hours before it crashed shortly after takeoff en route to London’s Gatwick airport.
“I was in the same damn flight two hours before it took off from Ahmedabad,” social media user Akash Vatsa wrote on X.
“I came in this from Delhi to Ahmedabad. Noticed unusual things in the place,” he went on, adding that he had filmed the apparently malfunctioning aircraft so that he could share the footage with Air India later.
“The AC is not working at all. And, as usual, your TV screens are also not working, neither is this button for calling the cabin crew,” Vatsa can be heard saying in the video.
He also complained of “sweating like hell” due to a lack of AC, adding that this was why “Air India is considered one of the worst airlines in the world.”
Other apparent faults, such as loose parts under the seats, broken fittings, and potential signs of a lack of maintenance, are also visible in the videos.
Air India did not respond immediately to requests for comment.
In a separate post, Vatsa announced he was refusing to fly Air India back to Delhi on Thursday night. No confirmation has yet been given for the cause of Thursday’s crash.It is believed that the aircraft suffered some kind of technical fault moments after takeoff, which caused the crash.
Surveillance footage shows what appears to be a cloud of dust or smoke billowing from the bottom of the aircraft as it takes off seconds before it disappears behind some adjoining buildings. An enormous fireball and plumes of black smoke suddenly appear where the plane came down.
Vatsa also shared a picture purportedly showing his ticket for the Air India flight AI423, which set off from Delhi to Ahmedabad on Thursday at 8:50 a.m. local time.
The ticket was for seat 25A, 14 rows back from seat 11A, where Vishwash Kumar Ramesh was sitting when he miraculously survived the horror crash.
He was found limping in the street amid the carnage but was not seriously injured, the Hindustan Times said.
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