'I Would Never Fly Air India Ever Again: Australia Veteran David Warner Lashes Out At The Airlines Following Tragic Ahmedabad Plane Crash

Ahmedabad Plane Crash: Veteran Australian batter David Warner slammed Air India following the tragic Ahmedabad plane crash, saying that he would 'never ever' fly the Indian carrier again.

Air India's AI 171 London-bound flight crashed just a few seconds after taking off from Ahmedabad's Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport.

A Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner was operating on the Ahmedabad-London route. The flight took off from Ahmedabad at 1:39 IST, soon after the pilot made a 'May Day' call to the ATC, but the aircraft lost connection afterwards.

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On June 12th, the AI 171 was under the command of Captain Sumeet Sabharwal with First Officer Clive Kundar. The two pilots had a flight experience of 9300 hours.

A total of 242 people were on board, including 12 crew members who met with a tragic accident on Thursday afternoon.

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David Warner Lashes Out At Air India Following Ahmedabad Plane Crash

A day after the flight crash, David Warner took to his Instagram handle and shared a screenshot of a comment on a YouTube video, which raised serious flight safety concerns against Air India.

While sharing the screenshot, Warner lambasted the Indian carrier for failing to follow safety protocols. The Aussie veteran also mourned the deaths of the victims in the crash.

"If this is true, it's absolutely shocking. Thoughts go out to all the families," Warner wrote.

"I would never fly Air India ever again after this and my last interaction with them," he added.

Air India confirmed in an official statement that out of 230 passengers on AI 171, which took place on June 13th, 169 were Indians, 53 were British, seven were Portuguese, and one was Canadian.  

David Warner's Numbers With Team Australia

David Warner made his debut for Australia in the T20I, which came against South Africa in 2009. In the 20-over format, Warner scored 3277 runs from 110 matches at a strike rate of 142.47.

The 38-year-old made his Test debut in 2011 against New Zealand. In the long format, Warner amassed 8786 runs in 112 matches and 205 innings at an average of 44.59.

The right-handed batter had stunning numbers in the ODIs, scoring 6932 runs from 161 matches at a strike rate of 97.26. Warner made his debut in the ODIs in 2009 against South Africa.