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A plane bound for London Gatwick carrying more than 240 people has crashed at Ahmedabad airport in the west of India. Flight data shows the plane crashed less than a minute after take-off.
Videos show plumes of black smoke rising from a residential area near the airport after the plane came down.
Horrifying video of the crash has already surfaced online, capturing the moment of impact in unsettling detail, so be warned.
There were 53 Britons on board the Air India flight when it crashed, according to the airline. Of the 242 passengers in total, 169 are Indians, seven are Portguese and one is Canadian.
This the first time a Boeing 787 Dreamliner has crashed.
According to flight tracking website Flightrader, the aircraft had reached 625ft before crashing. Its last signal was received just after it took off.
We are following reports of a crash of Air India flight #AI171 from Ahmedabad to London. We received the last signal from the aircraft at 08:08:51 UTC, just seconds after take off.
The aircraft involved is a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner with registration VT-ANB… pic.twitter.com/EmKKISJldF
— Flightradar24 (@flightradar24) June 12, 2025
The airline has released the following statement on X:
Air India confirms that flight AI171, from Ahmedabad to London Gatwick, was involved in an accident today after take-off.
The flight, which departed from Ahmedabad at 1338 hrs, was carrying 242 passengers and crew members on board the Boeing 787-8 aircraft. Of these, 169 are…
— Air India (@airindia) June 12, 2025
Source: [SkyNews]
