Aircraft with around 240 people crashes in India
In India, Air India passenger aircraft crashed shortly after departure. This was confirmed by the Ministry of Civil Aviation. According to media reports, more than 240 people were on board. So far, there are no official information about injuries and fatalities, we are talking about « a tragic accident ».
The airline initially announced that the AI171 flight from Ahmedabad to London-Gatwick was involved in an « incident ». According to data from the « FLIGHTRADAR24 » aircraft tracker, the eleven-year-old machine was planned for the flight with the labeling VT-ANB. This was to start at 1:10 p.m. in the city of Ahmedabad in western India and land at Gatwick Airport at 6:25 p.m. (local time).
Devastating impressions
According to « Flightradar24 », the first data of the so-called ADS-B system, which delivers data on position, speed and flight every second, show that the plane had risen to 625 feet-after that, it was a speed of 475 feet per minute.
Numerous videos and pictures are circulating on social media to show the scene of the accident. The recordings, which would somehow convey impressions from the crash site, are not verified.
The cause of the crash was completely unclear on Thursday morning. The news agency PA quoted Natarajan Chandrasecaran from Air India, who spoke of a « tragic accident ». The main focus is on the support of all affected people and families.
