MH17 crash: Person of Indian origin who died had switched his shift with a colleague An Indian origin flight steward was among the 15 crew members on-board the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 that was shot down over Ukraine Thursday, media reported Friday. According to Sanjid Singh Sandhus father Jijar Singh, Sandhu was not supposed to be on MH17 as he had switched his shift with a colleague, the Malaysian Star reported. His mother had planned to cook Sanjids favourite dishes for him upon his arrival in Penang. Sanjid was Jijars youngest child and only son. He last came home last month, Jijar said. My son spoke to me over the phone just before his flight. I didnt know that would be my last conversation with him, Jijar added. Sandhus parents received the news from their daughter-in-law, who is also a flight stewardess with Malaysia Airlines at 4 a.m Friday. The Kuala Lumpur-bound Malaysia Airlines MH17 jetliner crashed Thursday near the Russian border, with all the 298 passengers and crew members on board reportedly killed. It was believed to have been shot down by a rocket. The flight took off from Amsterdams Schiphol airport. (Agencies)
Posted on: Fri, 18 Jul 2014 12:44:24 +0000
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