169 Indian passengers, 53 British, 7 Portuguese and a Canadian (217 adults and 11 children) were traveling in the ship, in addition to 10 crew members and two pilots.
A airplane from the Air India company that was heading to London and in which 242 people were traveling, He crashed near the Western city of Ahmedabad, in the Indian state of Gujarat. At least 30 people lost their lives in the accident.
“Flight AI171, which operated the Ahmedabad-London Gatwick route, was involved in an incident today, June 12, 2025. Currently, we are verifying the details and we will share more information as soon as possible,” The aforementioned airline indicated in a statement.
Meanwhile, local media indicated that the Indian Civil Aviation Authority confirmed that 242 people were aboard the Boeing 787 Dreamliner of the Air Indian company, while the airline reported that 169 Indian passengers, 53 British, 7 Portuguese and a Canadian (217 adults and 11 children) were traveling in the ship, in addition to 10 crew members and two pilots.
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The General Directorate of Civil Aviation (DGCA) issued a statement in which it identified the aircraft as a Boeing 787 with VT-ANB registration, which operated the AI-171 flight to London-Gatwick, while he informed that The plane was in charge of Captain Sumeet Sabharwal, An experienced instructor pilot with 8,200 hours of flight, accompanied by the first officer Clive Kundar, with 1,100 hours of experienceas detailed by the regulatory body.
According to the air controllers report (ATC), the plane took off from track 23 at 13:39 local time and, after the call of “Mayday”, the aircraft did not respond again to the communications and rushed to the ground, where an immense explosion and a dense column of black smoke was observed.
Besides, The authorities indicated that the ship crashed over a residential area Therefore, even more victims are afraid in the place and at the scene, fire and doctors teams worked performing rescue tasks.
Source: Ambito
