Ahmedabad Air India Plane Crashses soon after take-off

242 people, including two pilots and ten cabin crew members, were on board an Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner (VT-ANB) that was traveling from Ahmedabad to London Gatwick airport when it crashed on Thursday afternoon shortly after takeoff. There were 169 Indians, 53 British, seven Portuguese, and one Canadian on board.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi responded to the tragedy by saying that it had "stunned and saddened everyone." For the time being, Ahmedabad's Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport (SVPIA) is closed. According to state officials, the incident occurred approximately nine minutes after the aircraft was cleared to take off. Rescue efforts are still in progress, but officials at the scene said the thick smoke made them difficult.

"Flight AI171, which operates Ahmedabad-London Gatwick, was involved in an incident today," according to a statement released by Air India. We are currently figuring out the specifics and will provide further information as soon as possible. For additional information, Air India has also established a dedicated passenger helpline at 1800 5691 444.

The pilot of the Air India plane called the Ahmedabad air traffic controller with a Mayday signal shortly after departure. But after that, the aircraft did not respond to the ATC's calls, according to a statement from aviation regulator DGCA.

 Severe charred bodies that were impossible to identify were arriving at the Ahmedabad Civil Hospital. Even the unconscious survivors had sustained severe burns, according to Dr. Pranjal Modi, director of the Institute of Kidney Diseases and Research Centre on the hospital campus.

Families who had traveled from Gujarati districts like Anand and others to say goodbye to their loved ones on the tragic AI 171 flight anxiously awaited word on their whereabouts. "The majority of the patients (crash victims) have severe injuries, but some are unidentifiable because their faces and bodies have been severely burned, rendering them unconscious." Helping them live is our first priority," Dr. Modi, who was assisting the victims' families, stated.

Himanta Biswa Sarma, the chief minister of Assam, expressed his sorrow over the jet crash near Ahmedabad and prayed for everyone on board and in the crew. Reports of an Air India flight disaster in Ahmedabad have deeply alarmed me. In a post on X, Sarma expressed his prayers for the security and welfare of every traveler and crew member.