The Congress today slammed the government over what it said "inexplicable and inexcusable" delay into the Ahmedabad plane crash, contending that lead investigator reportedly not being appointed till now for the probe.
Congress general secretary in-charge communications Ramesh cited a report saying that nearly two weeks after the Air India crash in Ahmedabad, the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau has yet to appoint a lead investigator causing delay in the probe for which everyone is waiting.
Jairam Ramesh shared on X a media report which claimed that almost a fortnight after the Air India plane crashed in Ahmedabad, the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) is yet to appoint a lead investigator to probe the accident.
"A fortnight after the catastrophic air crash in Ahmedabad it is being reported that the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau has yet to appoint a lead investigator for the probe," Ramesh said in a post in X."This delay is inexplicable and inexcusable," he added.
However, there was no immediate response from the AAIB in the matter.The civil aviation ministry on Thursday said a multi-disciplinary team headed by the chief of the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) is probing the Ahmedabad Air India AI 171 plane crash and data are being extracted from the black boxes of the Boeing Dreamliner aircraft.
The government announcement came after the Congress flagged what the main opposition party called a delay in the probe into the crash that killed 275 people.The civil aviation ministry on Thursday said a multi-disciplinary team headed by the chief of the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) is probing the Ahmedabad Air India AI 171 plane crash and data are being extracted from the black boxes of the Boeing Dreamliner aircraft.
The government announcement came after the Congress flagged what the main opposition party called a delay in the probe into the crash that killed 275 people.
"Following the unfortunate accident involving Air India Flight AI-171, the AAIB promptly initiated an investigation and constituted a multidisciplinary team on 13 June 2025, in line with prescribed norms,” the civil aviation ministry said in a statement on Thursday.
"The team, constituted as per international protocol, is led by DG AAIB, and includes an aviation medicine specialist, an ATC officer, and representatives from National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) which is government investigative agency from the state of manufacture and design, (USA), as required for such investigations."
The London-bound plane with 242 persons on board crashed into a medical hostel complex in Meghaninagar area of Ahmedabad moments after taking off from the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport on June 12, killing 270 persons, including 241 on board. One passenger survived the crash.
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