An Air India flight with 242 people on board crashed near the Sardar Vallebhbhai Patel International Airport in the city of Ahmedabad on Thursday.
Without specifying if there were victims, Air India said: “Flight AI171, which operated Ahmedabad-London Gatwick, participated in an incident today.”
The airline said it was “determining the details and will share more updates as soon as possible” on its website and counts X.
At least 242 people, including 230 passengers, 2 pilots and 10 members of the cabin crew, were aboard the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, Times of India He cited the General Directorate of Civil Aviation (DGCA) saying.
The images showed debris in flames, with a thick black smoke that rose to the sky near the airport.
Television channels also showed images of people who move on stretchers and took into ambulances.
Flight tracking website Flightradar24 This plane signal was lost at 10:08 am local time (9:48 am pkt) at 625 feet, less than a minute after takeoff from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport.
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