Over the years, they have gotten used to dozens of flight zooming past over their heads
The Runway Between Life And Death
Those living in Laxminagar area of Meghaninagar share their compound with the Ahmedabad airport runway. On that day, it was a close shave for them, they say
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The Laxminagar area in Meghaninagar is very close to the airport and to the crash site
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Residents living in the densely populated area can see the airport runways from their terraces
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Residents say during monsoon and in winter, the flights fly at a very low altitude
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The sound of aircraft zooming past at night is especially scary, they say
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Since the day of the crash, the residents are extremely scared. They feel it was a close shave for them
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Madhu Ben, who has been living in the area for three generations, says the residents are extremely distraught after the crash
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Her husband Rishin bhai says about 30 years ago only two flights use to take off from the airport, now the airport resembles a bus stop with dozens of flights parked at any given point in time
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The residents are grateful that the flight did not crash in their locality. It would have been impossible for ambulances and fire brigades to enter the narrow lanes
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The worse affected are children who are traumatised after the crash
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