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- A plane from the Air India company crashed today in the city of Ahmedabad, west of India. Read the article
- The AI 171 flight operated by a Boeing 787, which linked Ahmedabad with London Airport in Gatwick, transported 242 passengers. Brief
- The official evaluation of the number of victims has not yet been communicated.
- The Indian Aviation Minister says he is “shocked and overwhelmed” by the accident. Brief
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The plane had made an emergency call
The plane, a Boeing 787 long size, took off at 1:39 pm and crashed just after its flight “outside the airport perimeter” after making an emergency call, said the General Directorate of Indian Civil Aviation in a statement.
Air India Company CEO deplores a “tragic accident”
“With a deep sadness confirming that the Air India 171 flight that connects Ahmedabad with London Gatwick airport was involved today in a tragic accident,” said the CEO of the Natarajan Chandrasekaran company in X.
169 Indians, 53 British, 7 Portuguese and 1 Canadian on the plane
Among the more than 230 passengers of the Air India 171 flight were 169 Indians, 53 British, 7 Portuguese and 1 Canadian.
The first images of the blockade
The Air India 171 flight plane crashed in takeoff at Ahmedabad airport in the northwest of India.
Thick black smoke on the city
Several videos show thick black vapors that rise over the city of Ahmedabad. An airport spokesman announced that the traffic was suspended.
Gatwick London airport confirms that the plane would land at 6:25 pm
“We can confirm that the AI171 flight that crashed from Ahmedabad airport today at London Gatwick at 6:25 pm,” Gatwick airport wrote in London in X.
The plane crashed “less than a minute after takeoff”
According to the online tracking site, Flight Radar, “the device signal was lost 190 meters above sea level, less than a minute after takeoff.”
The Indian Aviation Minister says he is “shocked and overwhelmed” by the accident
Indian Aviation Minister Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu said he was “shocked and devastated” by the Ahmedabad accident.
242 passengers were aboard the plane
Flight AI 171 operated by a Boeing 787 transported 242 passengers, reports the Asian News International (ANI) news agency, which cites the police.
The official evaluation of the number of victims has not yet been communicated.
Among the 242 passengers, there were 232 travelers and 12 crew members, according to Associated Press.
A plane is blocked in India
Hello and welcome to this live dedicated to the accident of an airplane in India that occurs this Thursday morning.
A Boeing 787-8 of Air India Company, which would join the London Gatwick airport, crashed into an area inhabited in Ahmedabad, a city in the northwest of India.
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