Video of Smoke-Filled Cabin Is From 2020 Ryanair Incident Not Recent Air India Crash – Full Fact

FACT CHECK: Viral video of smoke-filled plane cabin not from Air India crash

A 2020 video of smoke filling the cabin of a Ryanair flight was taken out of context and falsely related to the recent Air India crash

Video of smoke-filled cabin is from 2020 Ryanair incident not recent Air India crash – Full Fact

Social media users have been sharing the clip with captions claiming it shows the moment before the crash in Ahmedabad, India, but it is old and unrelated footage.

This video, taken from inside the cockpit and cabin of a flight shaking, is not related to the June 2025 Ahmedabad Crash incident of the Air India flight

On 12 June 2025, Air India Flight AI 171, a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner bound for London Gatwick, crashed shortly after taking off from Ahmedabad. The aircraft lost altitude within minutes and went down in the Meghani Nagar area near the airport, erupting in flames (here, here). It crashed into the hostel building of B.J. Medical College and Civil Hospital, which was reportedly housing medical students at the time. Over 240 people were on board, inc…