Airplane crash in India, flight with 242 people crashes on the houses in Ahmedabad: « Direct in London, victims are feared »
The flight Air India crashed immediately after take -off. The aircraft, a Boeing 787, was directed to Gatwick, and fell between the houses
An Air India plane crashed and caught fire a short distance from Ahmedabad airportwestern city of western, immediately after take -off. The aircraft, a Boeing 787 Dreamliner – with double corridor and used for long -haul connections – was directed to London Gatwick. According to the first information on board there were 242 people: 230 passengers and 12 crew members.
The accident occurred in the upholstery phase of the aircraft. However, the FlightTradar24 vesting site underlines that it has lost the aircraft signal a few seconds that this has risen from the ground at 8.08 and 51 seconds local time (5.38 and 51 seconds Italian time). At that moment the jet was 322 kilometers per hour. A movie, in particular, would show the Boeing struggling to rise further, then ending up in the houses, but the courier is currently not able to verify its authenticity.
«The flight AI171, in service on the Ahmedabad-London Gatwick route, was involved in an accident today12 June 2025 », confirms Air India in a note on X (the former Twitter). « At the moment we are ascertaining the details and we will share further updates as soon as possible on Airindia.com and on our X profile. »
