New Delhi, July 17 -- The Air Line Pilots' Association (ALPA) India has strongly appealed to media organisations to avoid speculative and unsubstantiated reporting surrounding the recent crash of Air India Flight AI 171, particularly reports involving sensitive issues such as mental health or unverified claims of crew negligence.

ALPA India urged the media to refrain from spreading unverified theories about the Air India Flight 171 crash, especially on sensitive matters.

ALPA India said, "We at ALPA India make a sincere and urgent appeal to all media outlets and journalists to refrain from spreading unverified and speculative theories regarding the tragic crash of AI 171, especially those involving sensitive matters such as mental healt...