On June 12, Air India flight AI171 tragically crashed shortly after taking off from Gujarat, resulting in the loss of 270 lives, including 53 British nationals. Many victims were returning home to London after visiting family. The article memorializes several individuals, including Arjun Patoliya, who was traveling to scatter his wife's ashes, and the couple Fiongal and Jamie Greenlaw-Meek, who ran a wellness center. The article emphasizes the widespread impact of this disaster on families across London as officials work to confirm identities and assess the situation.
Mr Patoliya, 37, worked at furniture manufacturer Inspired Elements Ltd, based in Stanmore. He was killed 18 days after his wife Bharti had died from cancer.
Fiongal Greenlaw and Jamie Meek from a video shared on social media are said to be among the dead. The couple ran Wellness Foundry spiritual wellness centre in Lambeth.
Sisters Dhir and Heer Baxi, both in their early 20s, were returning home to London on the Air India flight after surprising their grandmother for her birthday.
The latest total death toll from the crash stands at 270, including mothers, fathers, and children from Harrow, Waltham Forest and Redbridge.
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