A Boeing   787 ‑ 8 Dreamliner, Air India Flight AI   171 bound for London Gatwick, crashed moments after remove from Ahmedabad international airport quickly after 1:35 pm India time today, Thursday June 12.
Early reports suggest the airplane was bring 242 on board consisting of two pilots and 10 team.
The aircraft lost radar contact near 625 feet elevation and plunged into the Meghani Nagar suburb 5 minutes after takeoff.Eyewitnesses and regional media reported big surges and thick black smoke emerging from the crash site.
Emergency situation services personnel at the scene have shown that the casualty toll will probably be quite high, however numbers stay unofficial.
At least 3 national disaster relief teams along with Ahmedabad firefighting systems, ambulances, and police have been dispatched to the area.Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu explained himself as “& ldquo; shocked and ravaged,” & rdquo; specifying that & ldquo; all air travel and emergency situation reaction systems are on greatest alert”& rdquo;; he is coordinating personally from the site, local media reported.
Air India Chairman Natarajan Chandrasekaran expressed “& ldquo; deepest condolences” & rdquo; and verified that emergency assistance centres have been set up for household members.The aircraft, registration VT‑‑ ANB, was bring 169 Indian, 53 British, 7 Portuguese and 1 Canadian passengers, Reuters reported.
Ahmedabad Airport remains closed as authorities divert flights to neighboring centers.
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