Air India confirms that flight AI171, from Ahmedabad to London Gatwick, was involved in an accident today after take-off. The flight, which departed from Ahmedabad at 1338 hrs, was carrying 242 passengers and crew members on board the Boeing 787-8 aircraft. Of these, 169 are Indian nationals, 53 are British nationals, 1 Canadian national and 7 Portuguese nationals.
The injured are being taken to the nearest hospitals. We have also set up a dedicated passenger hotline number 1800 5691 444 to provide more information.
Air India is giving its full cooperation to the authorities investigating this incident. Air India will release further information via regular updates on its X handle (https://x.com/airindia) and on http://airindia.com.
Note to Editors: Air India requests media persons not to call the dedicated passenger hotline number.
Air India confirms that flight AI171, from Ahmedabad to London Gatwick, was involved in an accident today after take-off. The flight, which departed from Ahmedabad at 1338 hrs, was carrying 242 passengers and crew members on board the Boeing 787-8 aircraft. Of these, 169 are Indian nationals, 53 are British nationals, 1 Canadian national and 7 Portuguese nationals. The injured are being taken to the nearest hospitals. We have also set up a dedicated passenger hotline number 1800 5691 444 to provide more information. Air India is giving its full cooperation to the authorities investigating this incident.
Air India will release further information via regular updates on its X handle (https://x.com/airindia) and on http://airindia.com. Note to Editors: Air India requests media persons not to call the dedicated passenger hotline number.
In a tragic incident, Air India flight AI171, en route from Ahmedabad to London, crashed shortly after take-off on Thursday. The flight lost signal just seconds after becoming airborne, with the last transmission received at 08:08:51 UTC, according to flight tracking service Flightradar24.
The aircraft involved in the crash was a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner bearing registration number VT-ANB. Flightradar24 confirmed the disappearance of the aircraft’s signal via a post on social media platform X, stating: “We are following reports of a crash of Air India flight #AI171 from Ahmedabad to London. We received the last signal from the aircraft at 08:08:51 UTC, just seconds after take off.”
Emergency services rushed to the site near the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport where the aircraft is believed to have gone down. Initial visuals from the scene showed smoke and flames, with fire crews attempting to contain the blaze.
There has been no official confirmation yet regarding the number of casualties or survivors. The aircraft was reportedly carrying 133 passengers at the time of the crash.
Senior government officials, including Union Home Minister Amit Shah, have reached out to Gujarat Chief Minister and local authorities for updates. An investigation has been launched to determine the cause of the crash.
More details are awaited as rescue operations continue.
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