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Air India Plane with Over 240 Aboard Crashes After Takeoff from Ahmedabad

June 12, 2025 0

On June 12, 2025, Air India Flight AI171, a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner en route to London Gatwick Airport, crashed shortly after takeoff from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad, India. The aircraft, carrying 242 individuals—including 169 Indian nationals, 53 Britons, seven Portuguese citizens, and one Canadian—plummeted into the Meghani Nagar residential area, resulting in a catastrophic explosion and fire. …