Exactly one week after the AI-171 crash, the Kunder family bid goodbyes to First Officer Clive Kunder yesterday. Clive had flying experience of 1100 hours, and was known for his charm. Bidding him adieu, many of his colleagues present at the funeral agreed that he is now flying on higher ground… more freely.

“When we first received the news, I didn’t believe it. I saw his name and still thought it was someone else. But the moment the reality seeped in, it felt like my world collapsed,” said a family friend of the Kunders, requesting anonymity.

Dad Clifford (in white), sister Camille (partially hidden)and mother Rekha (in black) pay their last respects to Clive Kunder at the Sewri Christian Cemetery yesterday. Pic/Sayyed Sameer Abedi