Who were the British victims of the Air India plane crash?

All but one passenger is thought to have died on the Air India flight bound for London Gatwick airport that crashed shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad in western India.

There were 242 passengers and crew onboard the plane, including 169 Indian nationals, 53 Britons, seven Portuguese nationals and one Canadian.

One passenger, the British national Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, survived the crash and was treated in hospital for injuries.

Here are some of those reported to have died:

Akeel Nanabawa, Hannaa Vorajee and their daughter, Sara

Businessman Akeel Nanabawa, his wife, Hannaa Vorajee, and their four-year-old daughter, Sara, were among the passengers who perished onboard flight AI171, the Gloucester Muslim community confirmed.

Nanabawa built up a recruitment company, Rec2go, before establishing Iceberg Recruitment Services, according to its website. The company’s head office is in Gloucester, but it also has “an extensive and operational branch in Ahmedabad”, it states. In his company profile, the company says Nanabawa had earned his clients’ trust and respect, and that in his free time he enjoyed “playing sports and socialising with family and friends”.

In a statement paying tribute to the family, their imam, Abdullah Samad, said: “This young family was incredibly close-knit – devoted parents and their beautiful young daughter.

“They were compassionate, active members of the community who regularly volunteered at our local Islamic school and for various local projects. Hannaa was also a director at Peace Inclusion, a grassroots organisation that works to build bridges between communities and promote understanding of Islam through education, dialogue and shared humanity.

“Their sense of justice and service extended far beyond Gloucester. Together, they were committed advocates for humanitarian causes – particularly the suffering of innocent Palestinians and the urgent need for accessible medical care in parts of India.

“They gave their time and energy to awareness campaigns and fundraising efforts, always guided by a strong sense of responsibility to help others.

“They were widely loved and deeply respected. His quiet generosity, her warmth and kindness and their daughter’s bright, joyful spirit made a lasting impact on everyone who knew them.

“She was a ray of sunshine in her school and they were a pillar of strength in our lives.”

Flowers had been laid outside their terraced home in Tredworth, Gloucester, from which a Palestinian flag flew from an upstairs window.

Their nextdoor neighbour Safeer Shah, 47, said the family had been on holiday in Malaysia and Indonesia before heading to the Gujarat state of India to surprise Nanabawa’s father for Eid al-Adha festivities.

“We are very sad, we haven’t been able to sleep,” Shah said. “When you know the people, it is so stressful.”

The family had moved from Newport, south Wales, about 10 years ago. Nanabawa regularly travelled to India for business, he added.

Shah said he had known four-year-old Sara since she was born.

Nanabawa had three brothers who lived in the Tredworth area, as well as his mother, Shah said.

“They had done a lot of work on their home,” Shah said. “They had plans for the future, for the child to grow up in that home.”

Nextdoor neighbours Henry and Ros Rickards, who have lived in the street for about 30 years, said the family were the best neighbours.

“We’d often see Sara and her mum outside feeding the birds, feeding the pigeons,” Ros said. “I’m going to get a little plastic pigeon to put up in tribute to them.

“Sara was the loveliest girl, she loved our dog. The dog never barked at her, she was so lovely. She was a gorgeous little girl. She’d always say: ‘Hello Henry.’”

Nanabawa was keen on football and was a Liverpool FC fan, Henry said.

“It means a lot to have good neighbours,” Ros added.

Fiongal and Jamie Greenlaw-Meek

Fiongal and Jamie Greenlaw-Meek ran the Wellness Foundry in south London and Ramsgate, Kent, a business offering psychic readings, tarot, reiki and yoga.

The couple married in 2022, with Jamie praising his “wonderful husband” in a Facebook post, and thanking him for “keeping me calm in times of stress (sunshine after the rain)”. He added that his heart was “so full of love and gratitude”.

Fiongal founded the Wellness Foundry in late 2018, according to its website, which added: “What began as a one-man endeavour has since blossomed into a vibrant community of twelve expert practitioners, each dedicated to guiding others on their spiritual journeys”. His husband joined the team in March 2023, as co-director and head of events.

On Tuesday, the Greenlaw-Meeks posted on their social media accounts from their hotel in the city, the House of MG. The pair spoke of creating a vlog documenting their time in Ahmedabad and were excited to talk about it.

Sitting next to his husband, Fiongal said: “So it’s our last night in India and we have had a magical experience really, there have been some quite mind-blowing things that have happened.”

Jamie added: “We really have been on quite a journey, and then just spending the last night here in this amazing hotel, and we have just had the most delicious Tali food. It was a perfect way to round up the trip. Excited to share it all with you”.

Before the pair left Ahmedabad they filmed a video of themselves joking before “the 10-hour flight back to London”. Fiongal asked for his husband’s “biggest takeaway”, and when Jamie said he did not know, Fiongal laughed, and said: “My biggest takeaway is don’t lose your patience with your partner.” He said the pair were “going back happily, happily, happily calm”.

Adam and Hasina Taju and their son-in-law, Altafhusen Patel

Adam Taju, 72 and his 70-year-old wife, Hasina, who were flying with their son-in-law, Altafhusen Patel, 51, who lives in London with his wife, were reportedly among those killed in the disaster.

The couple’s granddaughter, Ammaarah Taju, spoke to the BBC.

Javed and Mariam Syed, and their two children

Javed Ali Syed, a hotel manager at the Best Western Kensington Olympia hotel in London, and his wife, Mariam, were passengers on the flight, MailOnline reported.

Their two young children, Amani, four, and Zayn, were also onboard.

Syed was an award-winning hotelier having previously received a team member of the year award, while working for the Comfort Inn London in Westminster in 2017.