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Heartbreaking beyond words: PM Modi on Ahmedabad-London Air India flight crash
Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed sorrow over the crash of Air India Flight AI171, which crashed minutes after taking-off from Ahmedabad's Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International a post on X, PM Modi described the incident as "heartbreaking beyond words" and extended his condolences to those affected."The tragedy in Ahmedabad has stunned and saddened us. It is heartbreaking beyond words. In this sad hour, my thoughts are with everyone affected by it. [I] have been in touch with Ministers and authorities who are working to assist those affected," PM Narendra Modi wrote on
According to a passenger list document accessed by India Today Digital, former Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani also boarded the Air India flight, which crashed near Ahmedabad airport. The former Gujarat CM was booked in the Z class, a Business Class category, though his condition remains unconfirmed as rescue operations served as the Chief Minister of Gujarat from 2016 to 2021, a post that Modi held for 12 years, between 2001 and Air India flight, a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner operating from Ahmedabad to London Gatwick, crashed into a residential area in Ahmedabad's Meghaninagar, just minutes after taking-off. The aircraft, carrying 232 passengers and 10 crew members, including 169 Indian nationals, 53 British nationals, one Canadian, and seven Portuguese nationals, issued a MAYDAY call before losing contact with air traffic control. Thick black smoke was reported billowing from the crash response, including fire brigades and ambulances, have been dispatched. A green corridor has also been created to take the affected from the crash site to hospitals. The injured are being treated at nearby hospitals, and a dedicated hotline (1800 5691 444) has been established for passenger Reel
