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Investigators have recovered the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) from the crashed Air India flight, a key step in uncovering what caused last week's deadly accident. The London-bound Air India aircraft,
Three days after the crash, only 35 bodies had been handed over to relatives from an overall official death toll of 270.
The cockpit voice recorder (CVR), commonly referred to as one of the two black boxes of the aircraft, has now been recovered from the debris, local media reported. The critical piece of equipment could include pilots' conversations from the cockpit, alarms and background sounds from the moments before the devastating crash.
In the video, the woman is seen smiling and giggling as she films the interior of an Air India flight. Her demeanor, given the video's context, has provoked strong reactions on social media.
The aircraft, Air India flight AI-171, took off from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport on Thursday afternoon and crashed shortly after in the Meghaninagar area. The plane burst into flames upon impact. Fire and rescue teams were immediately dispatched to douse the blaze, confirmed fire officer Jayesh Khadia.
The horrific crash of Air India Flight AI171 on Thursday, June 12, 2025, has left the nation in profound grief, with the confirmed death toll now sta