An Air India passenger plane has crashed shortly after takeoff at an airport in India’s western city of Ahmedabad
Images from the scene showed thick black smoke rising up into the sky.
It was not immediately clear how many people were on board or the number of casualties.
Air India said that one of its flights bound for London was involved in an “incident.”
“Flight AI171, operating Ahmedabad-London Gatwick, was involved in an incident today, 12 June 2025,” a statement said, adding that the airline is gathering more information and will give further updates.
In a statement released shortly afterwards, Gatwick Airport confirmed that Flight AI171 had crashed on departure from Ahmedabad. It was due to land at Gatwick at 6.25 p.m. local time (1.25 p.m. ET).
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