An Air India plane from Ahmedabad to London with 242 people on board crashed in the Meghaninagar area near Ahmedabad airport on Thursday. Confirming the Ahmedabad plane crash, Air India said that Flight AI171, operating Ahmedabad-London Gatwick, was involved in an incident on Thursday. (Pics/PTI)
Updated On: 2025-06-23 02:48 AM IST
Compiled by : Tarun Verma
The Boeing aircraft, which could be seen losing altitude quickly, crashed in Meghaninagar area near the Ahmedabad international airport around 2 pm.
There were 232 passengers and 10 crew on board the Air India plane that crashed in a residential area. Several injured persons were taken to the city Civil Hospital.
A large plume of black smoke was seen rising from the locality soon after the crash. Emergency responders reached the site promptly and have launched intensive rescue, evacuation, and firefighting operations
The aircraft was under the command of Captain Sumeet Sabharwal with First Officer Clive Kundar. Captain Sumeet Sabharwal is an LTC with 8200 hours of experience. The co-pilot had 1100 hours of flying experience.
Air India pilot gave Mayday call to Air Traffic Control before the crash
Rescue teams have been mobilised and all efforts are made to ensure medical aid and relief to the victims
