Air India flight bound to London crashed in Ahmedabad minutes after takeoff

12th June, New Delhi.

Air India flight bound to London crashed minutes after take off from Ahmedabad, Gujarat. 

As of the information available till now, Aeroplan for Air India flight AI-171 was Boeing 787-8 aircraft and was carrying 169 Indian and 53 British nationals as passenger.  

The Air India flight was a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner twin jet carrying a total of 230 passengers and 12 crew members with Pilot in Command Sumit Sabharwal and co-Pilot Clive Kunder. - The Hindu

As per Air India's official X handle, following message was posted. 

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 Indian nationals, 53 are British nationals, 1 Canadian national and 7 Portuguese nationals.

The injured are being taken to the nearest hospitals.

We have also set up a dedicated passenger hotline number 1800 5691 444 to provide more information.

Air India is giving its full cooperation to the authorities investigating this incident.

Air India will release further information via regular updates on its X handle (https://x.com/airindia) and on http://airindia.com.

Note to Editors: Air India requests media persons not to call the dedicated passenger hotline number. 

 

https://x.com/airindia/status/1933100970399166759

According to clips and updates on X, the aircraft crashed into a residential area (teaching hospital canteen building) and there could be more damage. 

Rescue operations are underway and roads have been blocked for better rescue operations.