The plane, en route to London, hit a hostel for doctors when it crashed, and images show its tail protruding from the building, AzVision.az reports, citing CNN.
The death toll includes people on the plane and others on the ground, police said.
A total of 241 of the 242 people aboard the Air India flight were killed in the crash, the airline said. A single British national passenger survived.
The plane was a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, according to Flightradar24. It’s the first major incident involving the aircraft. Boeing said it is ready to support Air India.
Air India has seen a few rare but high-profile plane crashes through the years. Previous accidents have spurred Indian authorities to improve its safety and infrastructure, but challenges remain.
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All 242 people on board the UK-bound Air India flight that crashed in western India on Thursday are believed to have died, AzVision.az reports, citing News18.
At least five students were also killed and several injured when the plane slammed into a medical college hostel, with Ahmedabad Police confirming that 25 people were injured on the ground.
Air India Flight AI171, carrying 242 people, crashed in the Meghaninagar residential area shortly after takeoff from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in India’s western state of Gujarat, according to India’s Civil Aviation Directorate General.
The airliner said 169 of the passengers on board were Indian nationals, plus 53 UK citizens, seven from Portugal, and one from Canada, in addition to two pilots and 10 members of the cabin crew.
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An Air India plane crashed at the airport in India's western city of Ahmedabad, television channels reported on Thursday, without specifying whether there were any fatalities, AzVision.az reports, citing Daily Sabah.
The plane was headed to Birmingham, an aviation source told Reuters.
The crash occurred when the aircraft was taking off, the TV channels reported.
Visuals showed debris on fire, with thick black smoke rising up into the sky near the airport.
242 people were on board the flight, channels said.
They also showed visuals of people being moved in stretchers and being taken away in ambulances.
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