- NEW DELHI — In what is being described as one of the worst aviation disasters
in Indian history, an Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner carrying 242 people
crashed shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad airport.
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- The aircraft, operating as Flight AI-171 from Ahmedabad
to London Gatwick, plunged into a residential complex near BJ Medical College,
killing 241 people on board.
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- The ill-fated flight had 230 passengers, 10 cabin crew,
and two pilots. According to officials, only one person, a British national of
Indian origin seated in 11A, survived the crash and is currently undergoing
treatment at a local hospital.
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- The aircraft took off from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
International Airport at 1.38 p.m. (IST) on Thursday before losing control
moments later and crashing into a densely populated area, igniting a massive
blaze and triggering emergency response teams across the city.
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- Air India confirmed the accident in an official statement
on X: “UPDATE: Air India confirms that flight AI171, operating from Ahmedabad
to London Gatwick on 12 June 2025, was involved in an accident. The 12-year-old
Boeing 787-8 aircraft departed from Ahmedabad at 1338 hrs, carrying 230
passengers and 12 crew. The aircraft crashed shortly after take-off. We regret
to inform that, of the 242 aboard, there are 241 confirmed fatalities. The sole
survivor is being treated in a hospital.”
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- The airline also shared the nationality breakdown of
passengers: 169 Indian nationals, 53 British, seven Portuguese, and one
Canadian.
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People near the debris of the Air India plane that crashed moments after taking off from the airport, in Ahmedabad, Thursday, June 12, 2025. The London-bound plane was carrying 242 passengers.
