Ahmedabad plane crash updates: 241 dead, only 1 survivor; efforts on to recover black box
"We regret to inform that of the 242 aboard, there are 241 confirmed fatalities," the airline said in a statement issued late Thursday.
(L-R) Ahmedabad plane crash: Rescue and relief work underway; Body of a victim being carried on a stretcher outside the post-mortem room (PTI)
CHENNAI: A London-bound Air India plane carrying 242 passengers and crew crashed into a medical college complex here and burst into a ball of fire on Thursday moments after takeoff, possibly killing almost everyone on board in one of the country's worst air disasters.
According to Air India, of the 230 passengers, 169 were Indians, 53 British, seven Portuguese and one Canadian. The other 12 were two pilots and 10 crew members.
"We regret to inform that of the 242 aboard, there are 241 confirmed fatalities," the airline said in a statement issued late Thursday. It said the sole survivor is a British national of Indian origin and is being treated in a hospital.
Former Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani was among the dead.
The twin-engine wide-bodied aircraft crashed in the city civil hospital and BJ Medical College outside the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport perimeter, in Meghaninagar area of Ahmedabad, around 2 pm
Meanwhile, efforts are on recover the black box of the flight as its analysis will provide vital clues about what triggered the disaster, said police and Fire Brigade officials on Friday.
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- 12 Jun 2025 10:41 PM IST
President Droupadi Murmu tweets, "The loss of lives after the plane crash at Ahmedabad is utterly devastating. My heart goes out to the bereaved families. The country has also lost the former Chief Minister of Gujarat, Vijay Rupani in the tragedy. Rupani Ji was always committed to people’s welfare. I express my heartfelt condolences to his family and admirers."
12 Jun 2025 10:39 PM ISTA special team of caregivers from Air India arrived in Ahmedabad to provide support to the teams operating on the ground, the airline said.
"We are working with local authorities to provide necessary assistance and are extending full cooperation to the authorities investigating this incident," Air India said in a post on X.
- 12 Jun 2025 10:37 PM IST
Family members of former Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani, who lost his life in the AI-171 plane crash, reach Ahmedabad Civil Hospital, Asarwa
#WATCH | Air India Plane Crash | Ahmedabad: Family members of former Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani, who lost his life in the AI-171 plane crash, reach Ahmedabad Civil Hospital, Asarwa pic.twitter.com/kMgsgse7Xn
— ANI (@ANI) June 12, 2025 - 12 Jun 2025 10:03 PM IST
Hours before an Air India Dreamliner crashed near Ahmedabad airport, a passenger who had flown the same aircraft from Delhi to Ahmedabad took to X to complain not about turbulence or engine trouble, but about a broken entertainment screen.
“I was in the same damn flight 2 hours before it took off from AMD," tweeted Akash Vatsa, who frequently raises grievances on X.
- 12 Jun 2025 9:46 PM IST
US expert says plane parts did not seem properly configured
US experts said the plane involved in the crash at Ahmedabad did not seem “properly configured” and that the crash appeared “surprising” at first glance.
- 12 Jun 2025 9:43 PM IST
Engine failure, bird-hit could be among probable reasons for fatal
Failure of both engines or a bird hit soon after take-off could be among the probable causes that led to the fatal crash of a London-bound Air India aircraft with 242 people onboard, according to experts.
- 12 Jun 2025 9:23 PM IST
Air India said it will operate two relief flights, one each from Delhi and Mumbai, to Ahmedabad for the next of kin of passengers and Air India staff.
