Brief by Shorts91 NewsDesk / 09:55am on 12 Jun 2025,Thursday India
On June 12, 2025, Air India Flight AI 171—a Boeing 787‑8 Dreamliner (VT‑ANB) carrying 232 passengers and 12 crew—crashed shortly after taking off from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport, Ahmedabad, en route to London Gatwick. The aircraft climbed to just 625 ft and lost contact within a minute. It plummeted into the densely populated Meghani Nagar area at approximately 1:38 pm IST, triggering a massive fireball and black‑smoke plume. Six NDRF teams, fire services, ambulances and police launched rescue efforts amid airport shutdown. DGCA and Boeing have launched investigations. Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel and Union Home Minister Amit Shah assured full relief support. Air India’s chairman expressed deep sorrow; casualty details are pending.
