India native Dipinder Sidhu, 29, was living in California, where he was attending graduate school. He was studying for an MBA.

Sidhu was traveling to visit relatives in Toronto the night of the crash. He had flown from California to Newark, and was taking the commuter plane to Buffalo, where relatives were waiting to pick him up.

His relatives were very excited about Sidhu's visit, according to Sidhu's mother, Nirmal Sidhu. They were at Buffalo Niagara International Airport four hours before the delayed flight eventually was to arrive.

Sidhu was born in India, and lived with his family in Liberia before they moved to the United States. His family lives in Texas.