The Boeing 787 Dreamliner took off from Ahmedabad and was heading for Gatwick when it crashed near the accommodation of a medical college.

There have been cases of a very small number of survivors in very serious accidents, but it is "very rare" for there to be only one, a professor told Newsweek.

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HONG KONG — An Air India flight returned to Hong Kong on Monday shortly after takeoff due to a midair technical issue, days after another of the airline’s flights crashed and killed at least 270 people.