Ahmedabad Air India Crash: Baxi Sisters’ Surprise Visit Turns Into Family’s Worst Nightmare

You may have come across a photo circulating online, two young women smiling alongside their grandmother. What was once a joyful moment is now a symbol of unimaginable loss.

Baxi Sisters’ Birthday Visit Ends in Tragedy

Dhir and Heer Baxi, both in their early twenties, had travelled from London to Ahmedabad to surprise their beloved grandmother on her birthday. Overflowing with excitement, they made the trip to share a special family moment. After celebrating, they boarded the Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner to return to the UK, unaware that it would be their final journey.

Their cousin, Ishan Baxi, who lives in Ahmedabad, shared memories of the sisters in a statement to the PA news agency. He described Heer as a passionate product manager who had a deep love for statistics and finance, and Dhir as a talented fashion designer who studied at the prestigious Parsons Paris School of Art and Design.

Speaking with The Independent, Ishan said, “They both had strong values, always knowing what was right and wrong. Their dream was to become successful, to travel the world with their parents without worry. They embraced modern thinking but never let go of their traditional roots.”

Dhir and Heer Baxi had travelled to India to surprise their grandmother, Elaben, on her 75th birthday. During their visit, they also went to Rajkot and Vadodara to receive blessings from their elders. The sisters were daughters of Chetan Baxi, a UK-based finance entrepreneur, and Kosha Baxi. What was meant to be a joyful family reunion turned into an unimaginable tragedy. The sudden loss of the young sisters has left the entire family in deep shock, and their grandmother is reportedly overwhelmed with guilt.

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Ishan added emotionally, “Even now, I can’t stop crying. I was very close to them. But imagine the pain their parents must be feeling. And the grandmother, they came to surprise her, and now she’s left with this unimaginable guilt.”

Ahmedabad Air India Crash

In one of the deadliest aviation tragedies in recent history, an Air India flight bound for London crashed shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad killing more than 240 people, officials confirmed. The crash is being described as the world’s worst air disaster in the last ten years.

#WATCH | #AhmedabadPlaneCrash | NSG, NDRF, Air Force, FSL, Fire rescue force, AAIB, DGCA, and CISF teams inspect the wreckage of the ill-fated London-bound Air India flight on the rooftop of the doctors' hostel in Ahmedabad.

Of the 242 people onboard the plane, 241 people,… pic.twitter.com/lsp4cHzqqJ

— ANI (@ANI) June 14, 2025

The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, operating as Flight AI171 and carrying 242 people, was en route to Gatwick Airport near London when it plummeted into a medical college hostel during lunch hours. Authorities said only one person survived the crash.

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The sole survivor, a British citizen of Indian origin, is currently receiving medical treatment. Speaking to local media, the man recalled hearing a loud sound moments after takeoff, before everything went dark.

“We are still confirming the total number of casualties, including those who died in the building struck by the aircraft,” said senior police official Vidhi Chaudhary in a statement to Reuters.

She clarified that the earlier reported death toll of 294 had been revised to over 240, as some body parts had been mistakenly counted more than once.

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