NEW DELHI: An Air India plane headed to London with 242 people on board crashed minutes after taking off from India’s western city of Ahmedabad on Thursday, the airline and police said, without specifying whether there were any fatalities. The plane was headed to Gatwick airport in the UK, Air India said, while police officers said it crashed in a civilian area near the airport. Aviation tracking site Flightradar24 said the plane was a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, one of the most modern passenger aircraft in service.

The crash occurred when the aircraft was taking off, TV channels reported.

Air India says the flight included Indians, British, Portuguese and a Canadian.

Shocking images shared to social media showed a huge trail of smoke emanating from the crash site near the international airport this morning

At least 242 people were on board the London-bound Air India flight, that crashed shortly after takeoff, say police

Air India plane crashes after takeoff from Ahmedabad airport with 242 passengers, investigation underway by DGCA.

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The airline said there were 169 Indians, 53 Britons, seven Portuguese and one Canadian aboard the Boeing 787-8 plane.

FlightRadar24 data suggests the aircraft undertaking the voyage was a Boeing 787 Dreamliner.

Il volo Air India si è schiantato subito dopo il decollo. Il velivolo, un Boeing 787, era diretto a Gatwick, ed è caduto tra le case. A bordo c’erano 230 passeggeri e 12 membri…

More than 200 people were on board the flight to London Gatwick when it crashed shortly after take-off.

An Air India flight bound for London Gatwick, carrying 53 British nationals, has crashed in India’s western city of Ahmedabad.

NEW DELHI: An Air India plane headed to London with 242 people on board crashed minutes after taking off from India’s western city of Ahmedabad on Thursday, the airline and police…

AHMEDABAD, India: An Air India passenger plane bound for London with more than 240 people on board crashed Thursday in India’s northwestern city of Ahmedabad, the airline said.…

Flight 171 was bound for Gatwick Airport, authorities in London confirmed, as search and rescue teams deployed.

There were 242 people on board the plane, including two pilots and ten cabin crew

An Air India plane carrying 242 people crashed shortly after takeoff on Thursday, the airline said.

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Boeing Dreamliner goes down after takeoff, and rescue efforts are under way.

Flight tracking data shows the moment an Air India flight bound for London Gatwick with over 240 people on board crashed shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad Airport on Thursday,…