Commissioner G.S. Malik told The Associated Press that with the plane crashing in a residential area with offices, “some locals would have also died.”

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

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

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

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

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.

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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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At least 242 people were on board flight AI171 when it crashed shortly after taking off from Ahmedabad airport.

Commissioner G.S. Malik told The Associated Press that with the plane crashing in a residential area with offices, “some locals would have also died.”

An Air India passenger plane bound for Gatwick with more than 240 people on board crashed shortly after takeoff from the north-western Indian city of Ahmedabad

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