45 yrs after he missed flight that crashed, man to meet kin

A chance rescue of an ailing Sajjad Thangal (70) by New Panvel social workers has revealed a fascinating aspect of his life. He will also soon be reunited with his family in Kerala after 45 years. Thangal cut off communication with family in Kollam district after he narrowly escaped a crash of an Indian Airlines plane in Mumbai on October 12, 1976, which killed 95 people.

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