Headed for London Gatwick with 242 on board, Flight A107 never reached the right height during its short trajectory

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

The passenger plane bound for Gatwick crashed shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad