An Air India plane carrying 242 people that was bound for London crashed and exploded. pic.twitter.com/RkRxcP8PlV
— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) June 12, 2025
Horrific visuals from the Ahmedabad medical college building, where the plane crashed.#AirIndia #AhmedabadNews #Gujarat #PlaneCrash #AirIndia pic.twitter.com/Mnn3tp3aYR
— IndiaToday (@IndiaToday) June 12, 2025
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.
We are in contact with Air India regarding Flight 171 and stand ready to support them. Our thoughts are with the passengers, crew, first responders and all affected. pic.twitter.com/kYrdKyvl7z
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