Asra Hussain, whose life was cut short in the aircraft disaster in D.C., is being remembered by her husband.
Hamaad Raza told NBC station WRC, “She went above and beyond and then took a giant leap over that when it came to doing things for other people, for me, for her parents, and for my parents.”
American Airlines Flight 5342 had 64 passengers, including Hussain. Just before 9:00 p.m. local time on Wednesday, January 29, the aircraft, which had taken off from Wichita, Kansas, crashed with a Black Hawk chopper as it approached Regan National Airport. Authorities have said time and time again that they don’t think any survivors were there.
Raza informed CBS station WUSA that his wife was aboard the plane and that he had gotten a text from her around 20 minutes before to the jet’s planned landing, amid the chaos that followed the disaster and people’s need to learn about their loved ones. However, he claimed that his response was never sent.
Raza then told WUSA, “I’m just hoping that someone is dragging her out of the river as we speak.” “I’m just praying to God.”
When he last talked to her, he claimed, “She texted me that they were landing in 20 minutes,” and he “realized something might be up” when the “rest of my texts did not get delivered.”
Raza told WRC that when he was waiting at the airport, he saw several EMS cars rushing by.
“I mean, it’s like you see these things happen in other countries and in the news,” he said. When I get at the airport, my wife is not answering, so I check Twitter and discover that it’s her flight.
Hussain and Raza first crossed paths in college, Raza told the site. Two years ago, the pair, who shared a residence in Washington, D.C., got married.
Hussain majored in health care policy at Indiana University, according to NBC station WTHR.
Hussain’s father-in-law, Hashim Raza, described her as “a beautiful woman, brilliant, always smiling, artistic, and academically brilliant.” She was a very decent individual. For two years, I had the distinction of becoming her father-in-law.
Hussain worked as a consultant and traveled to Wichita twice a month, according to Hashim, who told CNN, “She went out of her way for everybody.”
Hussain was an active member of the Indianapolis Muslim Community Association, according to Imam Ahmed Alamine, the organization’s head, who also stated he performed her marriage to Hamaad Raza in August 2022.
Alamine told CW station WISH, “I think both of them had amazing personalities and their families were very supportive. Their marriage was amazing.” how wonderful their families were. They were two wonderful people. They made the marriage very successful and simple.
Alamine said that he is still in disbelief about Hussain’s fate during the catastrophe.
“Honestly,” he told WISH, “it’s hard and it’s hard and it’s devastating and surreal.”
Raza told WRC that he is awaiting a call on the time he may pick up his wife’s remains for her burial while he works through his sorrow.
He went on: “Life is not long. Give your loved ones a hug. As they board a plane, tell them you love them. Check on them. When you arrive, text your loved ones.