Air India plane with 242 on board crashes; all killed
What's the story
All 242 people on board the Air India flight that crashed on Thursday near Ahmedabad airport are feared to have been killed.
According to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation, the aircraft crashed five minutes after taking off from Runway 23 and fell on the ground outside the airport perimeter.
The flight has been identified as Air India 171. It was headed to London.
Survivors
'It appears there are no survivors'
"It appears there are no survivors in the plane crash," Commissioner G.S. Malik told AP, adding that, with the aircraft crashing in a residential area with offices, "some locals would have also died."
"Exact figures on casualties are being ascertained," he said.
The plane was carrying 169 Indians, 53 British nationals, seven Portuguese, and one Canadian.
Among them were 11 children and two infants.
Air India
Aircraft departed Ahmadabad airport at 13:39pm
The plane crashed on top of the dining area of BJ Medical College hostel, killing five students as well.
The ATC said the plane departed at 1:39pm from runway 23. Shortly after, it gave a MAYDAY call to ATC; however, the aircraft did not respond to any subsequent calls from ATC.
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Visuals of the crash
#WATCH | Ahmedabad Plane Crash | Visuals from the doctors' hostel where the London-bound Air India flight crashed. The tail fin of the aircraft seen on the premises. pic.twitter.com/ij85a9rMEE
— ANI (@ANI) June 12, 2025
FlightRadar
Plane was a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner
FlightRadar24 records show the aircraft's signal was lost less than a minute after takeoff, at an altitude of 625ft.
The data indicated that the plane began to descend at a vertical speed of -475 feet/minute.
The plane was a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, one of the most modern passenger airplanes in service. This was the Dreamliner's first crash since it began flying commercially in 2011.
UK
NDRF teams reach spot
Following the crash, multiple National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams have been moved to the crash site.
Indian Army teams comprising approximately 130 personnel have also been deployed to assist civil administration in the ongoing Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief efforts.
Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu said he is personally monitoring the situation, while Home Minister Amit Shah will be arriving later.