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The mother of Indian pilot Bhavye Suneja who captained the ill-fated Indonesian plane that crashed into the sea on 29 October said they have found "closure" after his body was identified by the Indonesian authorities.
Sangeeta Suneja, who is an Air India employee, said her son's colleagues only had good things to say about him and his skills.
Sangeeta Suneja said time is a healer and the family will try and come to terms with Bhavye's loss once they return to India.
"The investigative authorities will inform us about the findings of the preliminary report on the crash on 27 November. The (Indian) Ambassador came for the cremation on Saturday and his colleagues also came and met us. They all spoke about him and even the Parliament here was told that he fought till the end," she told PTI over the phone from Jakarta.
She said her purpose in life now is to ensure that her son's sacrifice does not go to waste.
Captain Suneja, 31, was from Delhi. After completing his studies at Ahlcon Public School in Mayur Vihar, Suneja received his flying licence in 2009. He married in 2016 and was based in Jakarta.
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