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Ahmedabad plane crash: Flight crashed into doctors' hostel, many feared dead; eyewitnesses say it was flying 'very low'

IndiaTimes Thursday, 12 June 2025
An Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner, flight AI171 to London, crashed shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad's Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport on Thursday. The plane, carrying 232 passengers and 10 crew members, went down in Meghaninagar, impacting residential quarters of doctors from BJ Medical College.
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News video: Ahmedabad Plane Crash: Flight to London With 242 People Crashes Seconds Into 9-Hour, 6,849-KM Route

Ahmedabad Plane Crash: Flight to London With 242 People Crashes Seconds Into 9-Hour, 6,849-KM Route 03:12

A tragic aviation disaster struck Ahmedabad on Thursday as Air India Flight AI171, a scheduled service to London Gatwick, crashed just seconds after takeoff. The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, registered as VT-ANB, had departed at 1:10 PM IST with 242 people onboard — 230 passengers and 12 crew members....

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