US EditionLondon-bound Air India flight with more than 240 aboard crashes after takeoff from Ahmedabad, India
- On June 12, 2025, Air India Flight 171, operated by a Boeing 787-8 and carrying 242 passengers and crew, crashed shortly after departing from Ahmedabad around 1:40 pm local time.
- The plane lost altitude minutes after departure, issued a mayday call, and struck a building in a crowded residential area housing doctors and their families near the airport.
- Rescuers recovered at least 265 bodies, many burned, including about 24 on the ground; only one passenger survived and emergency services continue searching the crash site.
- Air India, supported by Indian, British, and US agencies, initiated a formal investigation while Boeing said it is gathering information to assist the probe.
- The crash caused Ahmedabad airport closure, prompted Tata Group to offer about $193,000 in aid per victim, and marked the first fatal accident for the 787 Dreamliner model.
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Air India crash witnesses recount horrific scenes of corpses and dead dogs
It was just another long and languorous summer afternoon for Chirag Patel at his mobile phone retail shop near Ahmedabad’s airport on the outskirts of the western city when he was greeted by a shocking sight in the sky – a massive Air India plane was plunging towards a building. “We are used to seeing planes taking off or landing at the airport, but I was horrified to see one heading right at us. The plane’s tail struck a building that houses a …
The Washington Hispanic
El EstímuloAir India’s aircraft heading for London crashed on Thursday with more than 240 passengers on board shortly after the departure at Ahmedabad airport in north-west India, authorities reported. Air India’s AI 171 flight to London-Gatwick airport carried 169 Indian passengers, 53 British, seven Portuguese and one Canadian, the airline reported. India’s civil aviation authority said the ship was traveling with two pilots and 10 crew members. “The inj…
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Colorado Springs Gazette
Rescuers scour buildings after Air India plane crash kills over 240
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