Growing Story: The Air India passenger airplane from Ahmedabad to London carrying 242 passengers and crew crashed simply moments after taking off from the Ahmedabad airport on Thursday (June 12, 2025) afternoon, an announcement by the Directorate Normal of Civil Aviation stated. The pilot of the plane gave a mayday name to the Ahmedabad air visitors controller.
Air India stated the Boeing 787-8 plane was carrying 230 passengers and 12 crew members on board. The passengers included 169 Indians, 53 British nationals, seven Portuguese nationals, and one Canadian nationwide. The London-bound Air India flight concerned in an accident minutes after takeoff from Ahmedabad o crashed into the UG hostel mess of BJ Medical Faculty in Meghaninagar space.
In accordance with FAIMA Medical doctors Affiliation, not less than 30 individuals had been reported injured as college students had been having lunch on the hostel mess when the airplane crashed into the constructing.
Consultants quoted by a number of media shops stated the plane’s take-off appeared easy however a number of hen hits might have brought about each engines of the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner to lose energy. In addition they pointed to the residential space close by and stated the presence of birds might have hampered the plane’s operations.