Was stuck in traffic, it's my rebirth: Woman who missed London flight by 10 minutes

Bhumi Chouhan from Baruch in Gujarat, who missed the ill-fated Air India flight to London by 10 minutes, has termed her miss as a re-birth. Speaking to India Today, she said that she missed the flight as she was stuck in traffic and was late in reporting for check-in.

"The flight was scheduled for take-off at 1.10 pm and I had to check in by 12.10. I was stuck in traffic and by the time I reached the airport the check-in had closed," she said.

"I reached the airport at around 12.20 pm and rushed for the check-in counter. However, I was refused check-in for being late," she added.

Chouhan was travelling to London to meet her husband and initially felt very sad at being unable to board the flight.

"Initially, I was very sad about not being able to board the flight. However, as I was returning home, I learned that the flight I was scheduled to board had crashed," she said.

"I consider myself lucky and perhaps, there were some good deeds which saved me. I consider this as my re-birth. However, the next thing that struck me was the disastrous nature of the accident which claimed so many innocent lives," she added.

With inputs from Viccky Joshi