Plane ‘carrying 244 people heading for UK’ crashes as black smoke engulfs sky

A plane carrying 244 people heading to London has crashed after take-off in Ahmedabad, India.

Flight AI171, a Boeing 787 Dreamliner, lost control shortly after leaving the runway before coming down in the Meghani area of the city.

Tragic
AI Ahmbd -London crashes
London bound AI 171 Boeing 787

*plane crashed into under construction buil
*ahmedabad airport air india plane crash* ahmedabad civil hospital on high alert

As per local police more than 200ppl feared on board.
Plan crashes soon after take off… pic.twitter.com/O839kEHeR4

— Anand Narasimhan🇮🇳 (@AnchorAnandN) June 12, 2025