This morning, the Gatwick-bound plane carrying 242 passengers, including 53 British nationals, crashed just moments after take-off in from Ahmedabad Airport in the northwestern Indian state of Gujarat.

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.

L’appareil, un long courrier de type Boeing 787 de la compagnie Air India, devait relier la ville d’Ahmedabad à l’aéroport de Gatwick à Londres. Le nombre de victime n’est pas…

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

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.

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

This is the moment an Air India flight bound for London crashed shortly after take-off. The Boeing 787 departed Ahmedabad Airport at 1.39 p.m. local time and crashed minutes later…

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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,…

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

An Air India flight due for London Gatwick with 242 passengers on board has crashed in India shortly after takeoff.“Flight AI171 operating Ahmedabad-London Gatwick was involved in…

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