KidZania Pauses ‘Prophetic’ Newspaper ad After Air India Crash While Social Media Wonders, ‘Was that a Sign?’

KidZania’s Air India-themed ad stirs controversy after Ahmedabad tragedy

Hyderabad: A KidZania advert on the front page of the Mid-Day newspaper on June 12 raised the eyebrows of social media users for bearing an uncanny resemblance to the AI Flight 171 that crashed minutes after takeoff in Ahmedabad on Thursday, June 12. Published in newspapers mere hours before the tragedy occurred, the full-size advert promoted KidZania’s Father’s Day weekend. However, it features an Air India plane poking strangely out of the sid…

KidZania's Air India-themed ad stirs controversy after Ahmedabad tragedy

Hyderabad: A KidZania advert on the front page of the Mid-Day newspaper on June 12 raised the eyebrows of social media users for bearing an uncanny resemblance to the AI Flight 171 that crashed minutes after takeoff in Ahmedabad on Thursday, June 12. Published in newspapers mere hours before the tragedy occurred, the full-size advert promoted KidZania’s Father’s Day weekend. However, it features an Air India plane poking strangely out of the sid…

Chilling Coincidence: Newspaper Ad Featuring Air India Plane Hours Before AI171 Crash Leaves Readers Haunted, KidZania Pauses Further Promotion of Viral Image | 📰 LatestLY

Just hours before the tragic Air India Flight AI171 crash on June 12, which killed 241 of 242 on board, a front-page ad in Mid-Day newspaper featured a cheerful Air India aircraft promoting KidZania’s Father’s Day event. The image showed a cartoon city with a plane flying out of windows, inviting kids to role-play as pilots or cabin crew. 📰 Chilling Coincidence: Newspaper Ad Featuring Air India Plane Hours Before AI171 Crash Leaves Readers Haun…

KidZania pauses ‘prophetic’ newspaper ad after Air India crash while social media wonders, ‘Was that a sign?’

Hours before the Air India Flight AI171 crash, a Mid-Day ad featuring an Air India aircraft sparked unease among readers. The ad, promoting KidZania’s event, was coincidentally released the same day and left many feeling unsettled.

A "Simpsons" Redux? Air India Crash And "Crazy Coincidence" In Frontpage Ad

A front-page newspaper advertisement featuring an Air India aircraft on Thursday is in the spotlight after Flight AI171, operated by the same airline, crashed hours later.

The ‘Mid-Day’ front page: An uncanny coincidence on the day of the Air India crash

What stands out most on this page and what has caught the public’s attention in the aftermath of the Air India tragedy - is the prominent image of an Air India aircraft.