Newly-wed Ethiopia Airlines crash victim’s last words to husband

Mar 12th, 2019 Sandisiwe Ntlemeza 738 Views

ADDIS ABABA: An Indian newly-wed who died in the Nairobi-bound Ethiopian Airlines plane crash had texted her husband she would call him on landing, local media reported Tuesday.

Shikha Garg, who was travelling to attend the annual assembly of the UN Environment Programme, had got married less than three months ago to Soumya Bhattacharya after dating for three years.

Bhattacharya was also supposed to fly with her to Nairobi but a last-minute change in plans meant he stayed back in New Delhi, the mass-circulation Times of India reported.

“I have boarded the flight and will call you once I land,” Garg texted. But before the husband could type a reply, his phone buzzed and a caller informed him about the plane crash, the newspaper said.