Brief by Shorts91 NewsDesk / 10:29am on 12 Jun 2025,Thursday India
Air India Flight AI 171— a Boeing 787‑8 Dreamliner carrying 242 people—crashed shortly after taking off from Ahmedabad’s Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport en route to London Gatwick. Vegetation in the Meghani Nagar residential area caught fire, with rescue units and seven fire engines dispatched promptly. Passengers included 169 Indians, 53 Britons, seven Portuguese, and one Canadian. Former Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani was aboard, reportedly seated in business class. The aircraft sent a mayday call around 1:38 PM local time but lost communication before crashing within ten minutes. This marks the first hull loss of a Dreamliner; investigations by DGCA and AAIB are under way. (PC: X)
