Air India Passenger Plane Crashes In Ahmedabad

way2barak, June 12: An Air India aircraft with 242 passengers onboard crashed near the Meghaninagar area in Gujarat’s Ahmedabad airport on Thursday noon.

In a statement, Air India said that the flight—AI171—was heading to London’s Gatwick from Ahmedabad. “Flight AI171, operating Ahmedabad-London Gatwick, was involved in an incident today, 12 June 2025,” Air India said in a statement. “At this moment, we are ascertaining the details and will share further updates at the earliest on our website and on our X handle.”

Former CM Vijay Rupani feared among passengers on flight, confirmation awaited.

The flight was piloted by Captain Sumit Sabharwal and co-piloted by Clive Kunder. On board were 232 passengers, including 230 adults and 2 infants, along with 12 crew members, totaling 242 people.

The airport emergency team was immediately activated, and smoke was visible from a considerable distance.