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    Home - London - What we know so far after Air India flight to London Gatwick crashes

    What we know so far after Air India flight to London Gatwick crashes

    What we know so far after Air India flight to London Gatwick crashes

    What we know so far after Air India flight to London Gatwick crashes

    • WTX News Editor
    • June 12, 2025
    • 1:52 pm
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    Cliff Notes

    • An Air India flight carrying 242 individuals crashed shortly after take-off from Ahmedabad, with local authorities reporting no survivors.
    • The aircraft, a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, took off at 1:38 PM local time and crashed while reaching a height of 625 feet, impacting a residential area just outside the airport.
    • Initial investigations indicate a mayday call was made before the incident, though the exact cause of the crash remains unknown.

    What we know so far after Air India flight to London Gatwick crashes

    An Air India flight which was en route to London Gatwick has crashed in India.

    At least 242 people were on board the flight when it crashed shortly after take off in the northwestern Indian city of Ahmedabad.

    Local police have said there appears to be no survivors.

    Here is what we know so far.

    Where did the plane crash?

    Air India flight AI171 took off from Ahmedabad Airport at 1.38pm local time on Thursday.

    According to flight tracking website Flightrader, the aircraft had reached a height of 625ft before crashing. Its last signal was received less than a minute after take off.

    The aircraft crashed into a residential area called Meghani Nagar, Faiz Ahmed Kidwai, the director general of the directorate of civil aviation, told the Associated Press.

    It came down just outside the airport, hitting a doctors’ hostel.

    An Air India flight carrying 242 individuals crashed shortly after take-off from Ahmedabad, with local authorities reporting no survivors.
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