Air India flight to UK crashes in Ahmedabad in India shortly after takeoff
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Date: 2025-06-12T09:04:32.000Z
Title: Air India
Content: have released a statement, reading:
Flight AI171, operating Ahmedabad-London Gatwick, was involved in an incident today, 12 June 2025. At this moment, we are ascertaining the details and will share further updates at the earliest on http://airindia.com and on our X handle (https://x.com/airindia).
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Date: 2025-06-12T09:02:14.000Z
Title: Opening summary
Content: An aircraft has crashed in India's western city of Ahmedabad, fire service officials have told Agence France-Presse (AFP), without giving immediate details of the plane or any toll.
Thick plumes of black smoke were seen over the airport, an AFP reporter said.
The Times of India reports that an Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft, bound for London, crashed shortly after takeoff from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel international airport. According to its report, the aircraft plunged into the Meghani area of the city, triggering an immediate emergency response.
This is a breaking news story and we will bring you updates as they come in.
We are following reports of a crash of Air India flight #AI171 from Ahmedabad to London. We received the last signal from the aircraft at 08:08:51 UTC, just seconds after take off.The aircraft involved is a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner with registration VT-ANB… pic.twitter.com/EmKKISJldF
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