Air India flight to London Gatwick crashes in Ahmedabad with over 240 people onboard – latest updates | India


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Flight AI171 included 169 Indian nationals, 53 British, seven Portugese and one Canadian

Air India has said that the passengers on its flight AI171 included 169 Indian nationals, 53 British, seven Portuguese and one Canadian.

In a statement on X, Air India said:

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, one Canadian national and seven 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.

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The UK government will provide “all the support that it can” to those on the Air India flight bound for Gatwick airport which crashed shortly after take off, House of Commons leader Lucy Powell said.

According to the PA news agency, speaking in the Commons, Powell said:

The thoughts of the whole House and the government will be with the families of those traveling on flight AI171 from Ahmedabad in India to London, Gatwick, which has reportedly crashed.

This is an unfolding story, and it will undoubtedly be causing a huge amount of worry and concern to the many, many families and communities here and those waiting for the arrival of their loved ones.

We send our deepest sympathy and thoughts to all those families, and the government will provide all the support that it can with those in India [and] those in this country as well.

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Posted: 2025-06-12 11:09:47

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