Ahmedabad Plane Crash: Vikrant Massey's close friend died in the accident, Clive Kunder was the first officer on the flight

Posted on 13th Jun 2025 by rohit kumar

Actor Vikrant Massey's family friend Clive Kunder has also died in the Ahmedabad plane crash. Clive Kunder was the first officer in the crashed flight. Vikrant Massey himself gave this information through a story on his Instagram. Vikrant has also expressed grief towards the people who lost their lives in this accident and consoled them.

 

Vikrant expressed grief

 

Vikrant Massey has shared a story on Instagram expressing grief over the incident and informing about the death of his close one. In this emotional post, Vikrant wrote, 'My heart is broken for the families and close ones of the people who lost their lives in the unthinkable tragic accident that happened in Ahmedabad today. It was even sad to know that my uncle Clifford Kunder lost his son Clive Kunder, who was unfortunately the first officer working on the flight. May God give you and your family and all the affected people the strength to bear this sorrow.'

 

After Vikrant's Instagram story, Clive Kunder started being described as Vikrant's cousin in the media. Because Vikrant had mentioned his uncle's son in his story. After which everyone thought that Clive Kunder was Vikrant's cousin. However, Vikrant soon cleared up this confusion. He shared another story and clarified that Clive Kunder was not his cousin but a family friend. He wrote that the media and others requested that Clive Kunder was not my cousin. The Kunder family is our family friend. People are requested not to spread this confusion too much.

 

Clive Kunder was the co-pilot.

 

Captain Sumit was commanding Air India's Boeing 787 Dreamliner plane (AI171). Vikrant Massey's brother Clive Kunder, who was a co-pilot, was assisting Sumit. Clive Kunder had 1100 hours of flying experience.

 

All the celebs including Shahrukh-Salman expressed grief.

 

All the Bollywood celebrities have also expressed their grief by giving their reactions to this accident. This list includes the names of many celebs including Shahrukh Khan, Salman Khan, Aamir Khan, Vicky Kaushal, Akshay Kumar, Kareena Kapoor, and Sonu Sood.

 

242 passengers were on board the plane

 

An Air India plane going to London with 242 passengers and crew crashed shortly after taking off from Ahmedabad airport this afternoon. According to Air India, there were 242 passengers and crew members on board the Boeing 787-8 aircraft going from Ahmedabad to London Gatwick. Of these, 169 are Indian citizens, 53 are British citizens, seven are Portuguese, and one is Canadian citizen.

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