Air India airplane carrying over 200 individuals crashes after takeoff: officers

An Air India passenger airplane carrying greater than 200 individuals crashed Thursday after taking off from an airport within the Indian metropolis of Ahmedabad.

Air India flight AI 171, a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner sure for London’s Gatwick Airport, crashed right into a residential space referred to as Meghani Nagar 5 minutes after taking off at 1:38 p.m. native time, Faiz Ahmed Kidwai, the director common of the directorate of civil aviation, instructed The Related Press. There have been 232 passengers and 12 crew members onboard the flight.

“With profound sorrow I verify that Air India Flight 171 working Ahmedabad London Gatwick was concerned in a tragic accident right this moment. Our ideas and deepest condolences are with the households and family members of all these affected by this devastating occasion,” Air India Chairman Natarajan Chandrasekaran wrote on X.

Native media confirmed smoke billowing from the crash website close to the airport in northwestern India.  

“At this second, our major focus is on supporting all of the affected individuals and their households. We’re doing all the things in our energy to help the emergency response groups on the website and to supply all mandatory help and care to these impacted,” Chandrasekaran added.

London’s Gatwick Airport additionally wrote on X that “We will verify that flight AI171 that crashed on departure from Ahmedabad Airport right this moment was on account of land at London Gatwick at 18:25.”

India’s Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu posted on X that rescue groups have been mobilized, and all efforts are being made to make sure medical assist and aid help on the website.

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“We’re on highest alert. I’m personally monitoring the state of affairs,” he mentioned.

It is a creating story. Verify again for updates.