How did the tragic accident of the Air India aircraft and who was on board

Yesterday, an Air India plane with 242 passengers on board was crashed near Ahmedabad, West India airport. The plane was flying to London’s Gatwick Airport.

According to a report by a police officer, more than 290 people are confirmed.

Boeing 787, departed from Ahmedabad’s Airport to the Western Indian state of Gujarati at 1:39 pm, at the local (8:09 am Bst) on Thursday.

But after issuing an emergency call, he crashed into a residential area called Meghani Nagar just five minutes after he was set up, India’s Civil Aviation Authority confirmed.

Videos and images from the city show cloud smoke that flows from the plane’s ruins, with firefighters seeking to extinguish the burnt waste of buildings affected by the collision.

One survivor, British citizen Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, who was sitting in place 11a, has been identified by local police.

Here’s everything we know so far about the crash:

Who was on board Air India plane?

There were 232 passengers and 12 crew members on the board, said Faiz Ahmed Kidwai, head of the India Civil Aviation Directorate.

These include 169 Indian nationals on board, 53 British nationals, seven Portuguese nationals and one Canadian on board, Air India said, adding that the injured are being taken to nearby hospitals.

The flight was under the command of Captain Sumeet Sabharwal, a training captain with 8,200 hours of flight experience, and the first Kundar Clive Officer, who had recorded 1,100 hours of flight experience.

Civil aviation authorities said there were 10 other crew members on the flight board.

Leicester East MP said she realizes that « a handful of Leicester residents » were aboard Ahmedabad to London that was dropped.

Shivani Raja told BBC News that its community-which has a senior British-Gujarah population-were « all really terrified and destroyed when they woke up from such tragic news ».

Who has survived the collision?

A British man has survived miraculously, while 40-year-old Vishwash Kumar Ramesh is said to have escaped the accident without medical help with minor injuries.

Sky News has spoken with his family, who have confirmed his survival, while the BBC said his name was confirmed in the flight manifestation separated by the authorities.

According to Hindustan Times, he said: « Thirty seconds after the rise, there was a loud noise and then the plane crashed. It all happened so quickly. »

Ramesh was in India for several days to visit his family, but lived in London with his wife and child for 20 years, he said, according to Indian media.

« When I got up, there were bodies around me. I was scared. I got up and ran. There were pieces of the plane around me. Someone grabbed me, put me in an ambulance and took me to the hospital, » he said.

His family did not hear from another relative who believes he was also in flight.

What happened before the crash of Air India?

After departing from Ahmedabad’s airport at 1:39 pm at the local time, the flight made a warning call for air traffic control.

But there was no response to subsequent calls made by controllers to the plane, civil aviation authorities said.

According to Fliffradar24, the aircraft signal lost « less than a minute after the rise ».

Five minutes after departing from Ahmedabad’s airport, the plane crashed into a residential area in Meghani Nagar.

A police official told Reuters that the plane had hit a dormitory building.

Police have confirmed that at least 290 troops have been released from the crash site so far.

It is not clear how many of them are people from the plane and how many victims were on Earth.

What road had the aircraft followed?

The AI171 flight number was traveling to London’s Gatwick Airport.

But flight tracking data show that the aircraft was only shortly in the air before falling near Sardar International Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport.

What is known about the Boeing plane?

The aircraft included is a Boeing 787 « Dreamliner », with VT-ANB registration, which was submitted to Air India in 2014. This is the first fatal incident that includes 787.

Immediately after entering the service in 2011, concerns about fire risk from lithium batteries led to a temporary flight stop.

Currently, there is no indication that the crash was associated with any technical problems on the board.

More than 1,000 Boeing 787 planes are in the service of dozens of international airlines, including the British Airways and Virgin Atlantic – both have exemplary security data.

The aircraft is described by the American manufacturer as; « The best -selling passenger aircraft of all time » with more than 2,000 orders from 89 customers.

Aircrafts have transported more than a billion passengers to nearly five million flights.

When was the last plane crash in India?

The latest air fatal accident in India occurred in 2020 and included Air India Express, low -cost airline branch.

The Boeing-737 of the airline passed a « erected » track at Kozhikode International Airport in Southern India.

The plane slipped off the track, falling into a valley and slamming the front nose on the ground.

Twenty -one people were killed in that accident.

Where can I find information about the victims?

« Air India », has created a number of dedicated telephone lines for passengers 1800 5691 444 to provide more information.

« Air India is cooperating with authorities investigating the incident, » the airline said.