London-bound Air India plane with 242 passengers on board crashes near Ahmedabad airport

Ahmedabad, Jun 12: An Air India plane bound for London crashed in a locality near Ahmedabad airport Thursday afternoon soon after taking off, police said.

Casualties are feared though there is no confirmation on the same yet.

“Flight AI171, operating Ahmedabad-London Gatwick, was involved in an incident today, 12 June 2025. At this moment, we are ascertaining the details and will share further updates at the earliest on http://airindia.com and on our X handle,” Air India posted on X.

The aircraft crashed in Meghaninagar area of Ahmedabad, police said.

The plane crashed soon after taking off from Ahmedabad International Airport around 2 pm, police said.

“We are acquiring details about the casualties,” said Deputy Commissioner of Police, Kanan Desai.

Fire tenders were rushed to the spot to douse the blaze, said fire officer Jayesh Khadia.

Several injured persons were taken to city civil hospital, an official said.

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. (PTI)

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