Delivered, not seen: Deceased AI crew member's family still sends him WhatsApp messages

PTI, June 12, 2026, Pune: The family of a cabin crew member, who died in last year's Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad, continues to recharge his mobile phone and keep an active connection so that they can keep sending him WhatsApp messages, holding onto his memory amid enduring grief.

Every family of the Air India crash victims has had a different mechanism to grieve and deal with the immense personal loss a year on.

For parents of 22-year-old Irfan Sheikh, one of the cabin crew members who perished in the tragedy, the loss-coping mechanism has been to share their daily routine on WhatsApp with a hope the messages have been delivered to him.

Sameer Sheikh, Irfan's father, on Friday said the Pune-based family has been recharging his mobile number so that they can keep sending him WhatsApp messages.

"It's been a year (since the accident). We keep sending him messages on his WhatsApp, tell him about our routine. We have recharged his mobile even today. We feel the messages had been delivered to him," Sheikh said as he breaks down, showing the messages his family sends Irfan on his mobile.

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