Air India flight crashed

[Buzz]

An Air India 787 with 244 souls onboard has crashed it sounds like in a residential area. Praying for all concerned.

Briton reportedly survives as more than 200 killed in London-bound Air India crash in Ahmedabad – latest updates

British man reportedly survived the crash of AI171, which had 242 people on board

www.theguardian.com

 

[Buzz]

The Latest: Air India plane bound for London crashes with 242 passengers onboard

Air India says a London-bound flight crashed shortly after taking off from Ahmedabad airport Thursday with 242 passengers and crew onboard.

ca.news.yahoo.com

The airline said flight AI 171, a Boeing 787-8, crashed into a residential area near the airport in Ahmedabad, a northwestern city with a population of more than 5 million, five minutes after taking off at 1:38 p.m. local time.

The plane was bound for London Gatwick Airport and was carrying 169 Indians, 53 Britons, seven Portuguese and one Canadian, Air India said.

Visuals on local television channels showed smoke billowing from the crash site.

 

[BlueRidge]

Local officials saying there were no survivors

So horrible.

 

[Coco]

Devastating, so horrible.

 

[Cachoo]

Awful news. It felt like we went years without major air disasters. No more.

 

[once_upon]

Some of my niece's husband's family lives the area. They are ok. She and her husband live 4 hours away. She is flying tomorrow, with a layover in London - leaving from a different airport, but she said she's been getting texts checking on her
We all know India is a large country, but I was unsure of where she is

 

[Cachoo]

Updating coverage from the NYT---medical students on the ground were killed. This is awful:

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/06/12/world/india-plane-crash-ahmedabad?unlocked_article_code=1.OU8.-ddk.85N1I4nv_qAL&smid=url-share

 

[Orm Irian]

The Guardian liveblog is now reporting that there is one known survivor from the flight.

Briton reportedly survives as more than 200 killed in London-bound Air India crash in Ahmedabad – latest updates

British man reportedly survived the crash of AI171, which had 242 people on board

www.theguardian.com

 

[misskarne]

This is going to be an interesting investigation. Footage on social media basically shows the plane stalling out and slowly descending into the crash - no wild movements, no obvious smoke or failures. But the flaps are all in the wrong configuration and the gear is still down.

It's the first total hull loss of a 787.

I imagine it will take some time to establish the total loss of life in this one given there's likely deaths on the ground, too.

 

[Vash01]

An Air India 787 with 244 souls onboard has crashed it sounds like in a residential area. Praying for all concerned.

Briton reportedly survives as more than 200 killed in London-bound Air India crash in Ahmedabad – latest updates

British man reportedly survived the crash of AI171, which had 242 people on board

www.theguardian.com

So sad! My deepest condolences to the families of the deceased and RIP to those who lost their precious lives.

It is hard to find words at a time like this.

 

[Vash01]

CNN article

https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/12/asia/plane-crash-india-ahmedabad

They interviewed the survivor Ramesh inthe hospital. He said 30 seconds after take off there was a loud noise and then the crash.

Times of India article

Ahmedabad plane crash: What caused the crash? Engine failure, bird hit among several theories | India News - Times of India

India News: MUMBAI: Two short videos surfaced after AI 171 crashed outside Ahmedabad airport - many questions followed, from those who have flown commercial airli.

timesofindia.indiatimes.com

 

[genevieve]

This is so horrific.

I feel for the survivor - that has to be extra traumatic to be the lone survivor. Also, there was apparently an Indian news outlet that showed a full, unredacted picture of his passport, so now he'll have to deal with that mess. I hope there is therapy, so much therapy, available to him.

 

[Buzz]

The video of the lone survivor walking away is surreal. There have been very few instances of lone survivors. I hope he gets help.

 

[allezfred]

I hope the British survivor doesn’t have access to social media right now. The horrific comments about his ethnicity shows that for some people there is no such thing as too low.

 

[Private Citizen]

It’s a miracle that there’s a survivor. I’m not religious, but maybe he has a mission on this earth.

Seat 11A is about to become the most popular on planes.

https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/is-seat-11a-safest-plane-not-really-experts-say-2025-06-13/

Experts are divided, but I like exit rows and will now gravitate toward exit row window v. aisle seats. Airlines will probably start charging more for them, I’m sure.