Amidst the pandemic that has taken the lives of millions, perhaps the only hope is the security of being in one’s own country, among your loved ones, in a place that you call home. This is one such story of homecoming that turned into a tragedy. discovery+, brings you a story of hope, broken dreams, miracles, tragedy, and heroism with its latest documentary Vande Bharat Flight IX1344: Hope to survival.

On August 7, during the peak of the ongoing pandemic the rescue flight from Dubai to Kerala met with a tragic accident in Kozhikode upon arrival at the Calicut International Airport, claiming the lives of 19, miraculously by the timely efforts of the local good Samaritans and authorities the other 171 survived. This 45-minute gripping documentary uncovers the events around the ill-fated flight that crashed upon landing at one of the most challenging and dangerous runways to land on in the country.