At least 30–35 bodies have been recovered, with others feared trapped. Among the victims were medical students and residents of the area. Rescue teams rushed to the site as thick smoke billowed from the wreckage. Weather conditions were reportedly clear.

Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu is personally overseeing the response. The airport has been shut down, and investigations are ongoing. This disaster delivers a fresh blow to Boeing, already under scrutiny over its 737 series, and to Air India, which was recently privatized under the Tata Group. Loved ones gathered outside hospitals awaiting news, clinging to hope amid heartbreak. As one survivor’s mother said tearfully, “He jumped from the second floor he’s alive, but many others weren’t as lucky.”