London-bound Air India flight with more than 240 aboard crashes in Ahmedabad, India

[The_King]

AHMEDABAD, India — An Air India passenger plane bound for London with 244 people onboard crashed Thursday in India's northwestern city of Ahmedabad, the airline and local media reported.

Visuals on local television channels showed smoke billowing from the crash site near the airport in Ahmedabad, a city with a population of more than 5 million.

Faiz Ahmed Kidwai, the director general of the directorate of civil aviation, told The Associated Press that Air India flight AI 171, a Boeing 787-8, crashed into a residential area called Meghani Nagar five minutes after taking off at 1:38 p.m. local time.

 

There were 232 passengers and 12 crew members onboard the flight, which had been bound for London's Gatwick Airport, Kidwai said.

Gatwick posted on X that it could confirm the flight, which had been due to arrive at 6:25 p.m. in London, had crashed on departure.

India's Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu posted on X that rescue teams have been mobilized, and all efforts are being made to ensure medical aid and relief support at the site.

"We are on highest alert. I am personally monitoring the situation," he said.

The 787 Dreamliner is a widebody, twin-engine plane. This is the first crash ever of a Boeing 787 aircraft, according to the Aviation Safety Network database.

The aircraft was introduced in 2009 and more than 1,000 have been delivered to dozens of airlines, according to the flightradar24 website.

Air India's chairman, Natarajan Chandrasekaran, said at the moment "our primary focus is on supporting all the affected people and their families."

He said on X that the airline had set up an emergency center and support team for families seeking information about those who were on the flight.

"Our thoughts and deepest condolences are with the families and loved ones of all those affected by this devastating event," he said.

 

 

https://www.npr.org/2025/06/12/nx-s1-5431407/air-india-crash-ahmedabad-boeing

[coffeenut]

 

[coffeenut]

Engines running, but no lift, stall and fell back to earth

 

Dunno why the gear not pulled up after taking off  

[zheng]

jibabooomed gg rip

[noobmaster]

This one is Boeing issue or pilot issue?

[coffeenut]

10 minutes ago, noobmaster said:

This one is Boeing issue or pilot issue?

Dunno eh .. 

 

On X, got a lot of random speculation - including one which says the pilot was in the lavatory 

But fact is flight welly low after such a long runway - so maybe got loss of power - cannot pull landing gear up then slow down stall and fall into that med school hostel and chibaboomz. Good thing is the tail of the aircraft seems to be intact - so can remove the CVR and FDR

[chamfer]

Looks bad..... RIP

[coffeenut]

 

Like engines never produced max thrust after rotate - slowly lose power flal down 

[coffeenut]

Wa this type of crash still have one survivor 

 

Seat 11a. Opened door and escaped before the fire spread. Says got bang sound just after take off :s 

[coffeenut]

win liao lor .. this guy is the only survivor - the one in white tee. But casually walking to ambulance  

 

Tiagong his older brother was also on the flight but ..

 

[zheng]

9 minutes ago, coffeenut said:

win liao lor .. this guy is the only survivor - the one in white tee. But casually walking to ambulance  

 

Tiagong his older brother was also on the flight but ..

 

 it wont just end here cannot escape final destination one

[coffeenut]

The medical students were at lunch and tio boomz

 

 

 

[sTiCkY]

bj medical lol

[coffeenut]

[socrates469bc]

16 hours ago, The_King said:

AHMEDABAD, India — An Air India passenger plane bound for London with 244 people onboard crashed Thursday in India's northwestern city of Ahmedabad, the airline and local media reported.

Visuals on local television channels showed smoke billowing from the crash site near the airport in Ahmedabad, a city with a population of more than 5 million.

Faiz Ahmed Kidwai, the director general of the directorate of civil aviation, told The Associated Press that Air India flight AI 171, a Boeing 787-8, crashed into a residential area called Meghani Nagar five minutes after taking off at 1:38 p.m. local time.

 

There were 232 passengers and 12 crew members onboard the flight, which had been bound for London's Gatwick Airport, Kidwai said.

Gatwick posted on X that it could confirm the flight, which had been due to arrive at 6:25 p.m. in London, had crashed on departure.

India's Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu posted on X that rescue teams have been mobilized, and all efforts are being made to ensure medical aid and relief support at the site.

"We are on highest alert. I am personally monitoring the situation," he said.

The 787 Dreamliner is a widebody, twin-engine plane. This is the first crash ever of a Boeing 787 aircraft, according to the Aviation Safety Network database.

The aircraft was introduced in 2009 and more than 1,000 have been delivered to dozens of airlines, according to the flightradar24 website.

Air India's chairman, Natarajan Chandrasekaran, said at the moment "our primary focus is on supporting all the affected people and their families."

He said on X that the airline had set up an emergency center and support team for families seeking information about those who were on the flight.

"Our thoughts and deepest condolences are with the families and loved ones of all those affected by this devastating event," he said.

 

 

https://www.npr.org/2025/06/12/nx-s1-5431407/air-india-crash-ahmedabad-boeing

 

going by air india's safety track record and management style, limpeh place money on maintenance issue.

[ODACHEK]

13 hours ago, coffeenut said:

win liao lor .. this guy is the only survivor - the one in white tee. But casually walking to ambulance  

 

Tiagong his older brother was also on the flight but ..

 

So all those Bollywood stunts are real?😱

[coffeenut]

9 minutes ago, ODACHEK said:

So all those Bollywood stunts are real?😱

Edited June 13 by coffeenut

[coffeenut]

Wah, dunno their air safety / accident investigators arrived or not but Prime Minister got do wakthrough wtf