Air India plane with 242 on board crashes near Ahmedabad airport

An Air India plane carrying 242 passengers crashed near the Ahmedabad airport in Gujarat on Thursday, ANI reported, quoting the State Police Control Room.

Air India said that the flight, AI171, was slated to travel from Ahmedabad to London. “At this moment, we are ascertaining the details and will share further updates at the earliest,” the airline said in a social media post.

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation said that the aircraft took off at 1.38 pm and crashed just five minutes later, the agency added.

Out of those who were on board, 169 are Indian nationals, 53 are British, seven are Portuguese and one is Canadian.

Visuals on social media showed a large column of smoke billowing from the site of the crash.

#Breaking: Plane crashes at Ahmedabad airport. More details awaited.#Ahmedabad pic.twitter.com/ZZzjihZue9— Deccan Chronicle (@DeccanChronicle) June 12, 2025

#WATCH | Air India plane crash site in Gujarat's Ahmedabad

Air India B787 Aircraft VT-ANB, while operating flight AI-171 from (Ahmedabad to Gatwick) has crashed immediately after takeoff from Ahmedabad. There were 242 people on board the aircraft, consisting of 2 pilots and 10… pic.twitter.com/QCF4fzFtpi— ANI (@ANI) June 12, 2025

Visuals released by Mid Day showed the moment the plane crashed.

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Actual footage of the tragic plane crash in Ahmedabad. The flight was en route to London...

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