Air India plane transporting 242 accidents in India on the way to the United Kingdom
London and Delhi – an Air India plane that transported 242 passengers and crew on the way to the United Kingdom from India crashed shortly after takeoff in an area near the Ahmedabad airport, in the state of Gujarat of India, local officials and the airline said.
“The flight, which left Ahmedabad at 1:38 p.m., took 242 passengers and crew members aboard the Boeing 787-8 plane, the airline said in a statement published on social networks.” Of these, 169 are Indian citizens, 53 are British nationals, 1 national Canadians and 7 Portuguese nationals. “
The plane, a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, crashed in the Meghaninagar area near the airport, the Ahmedabad police commissioner said Thursday.
Rescue team members work as smoke rises on the site where an Air India plane crashed in Ahmedabad, India, on June 12, 2025.
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“We are aware of the initial reports and we are working to collect more information,” Boeing said in a statement.
The General Directorate of Civil Aviation of India said the plane “fell to the ground outside the airport perimeter” immediately after it left the airport.
“There was a strong black smoke from the accident site,” said the general direction in the statement.
The Minister of Civil Aviation of India said that “he has addressed all aviation and emergency response agencies that take quick and coordinated measures” to respond to the accident.
Firefighters work on the site of an airplane that crashed in the northwest city of Ahmedabad in India in the state of Gujarat, Thursday, June 12, 2025.
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“The rescue teams have mobilized, and all efforts are being made to ensure that medical help and relief support are taken to the site,” added the minister.
The local governor, Bhupendra Patel, spoke with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi after the accident to coordinate his emergency response, authorities said. Patel said he ordered a so -called “green corridor” for emergency vehicles to travel between the accident site and local hospitals.
Modi in a statement confirmed that he had been in contact with local officials.
“The tragedy in Ahmedabad has surprised and saddened us,” he said in A statement In social networks. “It is heartbreaking beyond words. In this sad hour, my thoughts are with all those affected.”
The smoke rises after a plane crashed in Ahmedabad, state of Gujarat, India, Thursday, June 12, 2025.
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“It is heartbreaking beyond words. In this sad time, my thoughts are with all those affected,” he said in a statement on social networks. “I have been in contact with ministers and authorities that are working to help those affected.”
The airline initially announced the accident in A statement In social networks, saying that the flight had been “involved in an incident”, and added that it was “determining the details” of the incident.
The flight was scheduled to fly from Ahmedabad International Airport to London Gatwick Airport, according to Flightradar24, a tracking site. He had scheduled to leave at 9:50 am local time, with an hour of scheduled arrival in London at 18:25 pm local time. Gatwick in A statement confirmed the planned arrival time.
Firefighters work on the site of an airplane that crashed in the northwest city of Ahmedabad in India in the state of Gujarat, Thursday, June 12, 2025.
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British prime minister Keir Starmer said he was being updated on the situation in Ahmedabad, adding that “his thoughts are with passengers and their families at this deeply distressing moment.”
“The emerging scenes of a plane bound for London that transports many British citizens who crash in the Indian city of Ahmedabad are devastating,” said Starmer in A statement.
The captain had 8,200 hours of experience and the co -pilot had 1,100 hours of flight experience, added the General Directorate of India.
Joe Simonetti of ABC News, Ellie Kaufman, Clara McMichael and Sam Sweeney contributed to this report.
