An Air India aircraft from Ahmedabad to London carrying 242 passengers crashed shortly after take-off from Ahmedabad’s Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Aiport on Thursday, i.e., June 12. The flight, AI171, was heading to London Gatwick and being operated by a Boeing 787 Dreamliner.

An Air India plane, AI-171 from Ahmedabad to London, crashed at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Ahmedabad airport on Thursday during takeoff, as per the Gujarat State Police Control Room. The flight was carrying a total of 230 passengers and 12 crew members.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday spoke to Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and other top officials of the state after a tragic plane crash in Ahmedabad earlier in the day. Read on to know more details.