US EditionAir India Plane Crash: Tata Group Announces ₹1 Crore to Families of Each Passenger Killed in Ahmedabad Tragedy
- An Air India Boeing 787-8 carrying 242 people crashed shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad airport on Thursday, bound for London's Gatwick Airport.
- About half a minute after liftoff, a loud noise was heard as the plane ascended to approximately 625 feet before it rapidly descended near the Meghani Nagar area.
- The aircraft hit a medical college and nearby residential buildings, causing over 200 deaths including 169 Indian nationals, 53 British, seven Portuguese, and one Canadian passenger.
- Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg expressed condolences, pledged full support for the investigation led by India’s Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau, and a Boeing team is assisting authorities.
- The crash marks a significant aviation disaster in India, where the rapidly growing aviation sector and Tata Group’s recent Air India overhaul face serious challenges ahead.
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On the 13th, Air India announced that 241 of the 242 passengers and crew on board the plane that crashed in Ahmedabad, western India, on the afternoon of the 12th had died. According to local media, one British man in his 40s miraculously survived. It is believed that many others were also killed on the ground, and confirmation efforts are ongoing.
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