India plane crash LIVE: UK-bound Air India 171 jet crashes in Ahmedabad
In a statement on X, Gatwick Airport said: “We can confirm that flight AI171 that crashed on departure from Ahmedabad Airport today was due to land at London Gatwick at 18:25.”
Air India has released its first statement after the crash. Air India said in a statement: "Flight AI171, operating Ahmedabad-London Gatwick was involved in an incident today, 12 June 2025. At this moment, we are ascertaining the details."
New pictures of the Air India 171 crash in Ahmedabad have emerged.
The pictures show the jet upturned and on fire. Smoke can be seen billowing from the airliner.
India's aviation regulator has confirmed that the plane crashed outside the airport's perimeter and said that it had dispatched teams to the crash site.
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation in India has confirmed 242 people were on board, including 230 passengers, 10 cabin crew and 2 pilots.
This is the exact location of the Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad.
The flight, believed to be carrying more than 240 passengers, including cabin crew, crashed en route to London Gatwick Airport.
Officials have not yet issued details on the cause of the crash.
This morning, UK time, an Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner crashed after taking off from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad.
The flight was headed for London Gatwick, police have said there were at least 242 passengers on board.
Air India said in a statement: "Flight AI171, operating Ahmedabad-London Gatwick, was involved in an incident today, June 12, 2025. At this moment, we are ascertaining the details."
Air India has released a short statement to local media. The airline said: "Flight AI171, operating Ahmedabad-London Gatwick was involved in an incident today, 12 June 2025. At this moment, we are ascertaining the details."
A picture from the scene appears to show the wreckage of an Air India plane in Ahmedabad.
Videos from the scene show smoke billowing from the crash site. There have been conflicting reports on the number of passengers the plane was carrying.
Air India passenger plane, carrying more than 130 passengers, which was headed to London, crashed near Ahmedabad airport. Fire brigade rushing to the spot. pic.twitter.com/jVQWeEdxRR
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The Air India flight bound for the UK was carrying at least 242 passengers, local media has reported.
A Boeing 787 Dreamliner can carry around 300 passengers at maximum capacity.
Officials have not yet released any information on passenger numbers and nationalities.
The plane that crashed is believed to be an Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner.
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