Brief by Shorts91 NewsDesk / 11:46am on 12 Jun 2025,Thursday India
On June 12, 2025, Air India Flight AI 171, a Boeing 787‑8 Dreamliner bound for London Gatwick from Ahmedabad, suffered a catastrophic crash seconds after takeoff. Flightradar24 data reveal the plane climbed only about 625 ft before sending a MAYDAY and disappearing from radar within a minute. All 242 onboard including 230 passengers, 12 crew, and infants were aboard during the descent into Meghani Nagar’s residential area . Witnesses and video footage show a sudden stall, explosion, and thick black smoke . Rescue teams, ambulances, and fire services rushed in. The flight’s cause remains under investigation by the DGCA, AAIB, Air India, and Boeing .
