Air India Plane Crash: Flight AI171 Hits Residential Area With Over 240 on Board—Latest Updates
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Barney Henderson is Newsweek’s Content Editor, based in London, U.K. Barney joined Newsweek from The Times of London, and previously worked for The Daily Telegraph of London for 13 years, and The Hindustan Times in Mumbai, India. He is a graduate of both King’s College, London, with an MA in Terrorism, Security & Society, and Nottingham University, with a BA in History. You can get in touch with Barney by emailing b.henderson@newsweek.com.
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An Air India plane bound for London with 244 people onboard crashed as it took off in India’s northwestern city of Ahmedabad. Here’s what we know:
The plane crashed into a residential area. It is not yet known if there are casualties on the ground.
On board were: 169 Indian nationals, 53 British nationals, one Canadian national and seven Portuguese nationals.
Flight AI171 was travelling from Ahmedabad to London Gatwick.
The aircraft is a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner.
Officials said the plane crashed into a residential area called Meghani Nagar five minutes after taking off at 1:38 p.m. local time.
Firefighters work at the site of an airplane that crashed in India’s northwestern city of Ahmedabad in Gujarat state, Thursday, June 12, 2025. Firefighters work at the site of an airplane that crashed in India’s northwestern city of Ahmedabad in Gujarat state, Thursday, June 12, 2025. AP Photo/Ajit Solanki
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