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London and Delhi – A plane in Air India with 242 passengers and crew on the way to Great Britain from India crashed shortly after the start in an area near Ahmedabad Airport in the Indian state of Gujarat, Laie and the airline.
“The flight, which left Ahmedabad at 1:38 p.m., was wearing 242 passengers and crew members on board the Boeing 787-8 aircraft,” said the airline in the airline in the airline in a statement Posted on social media. “Of these are 169 Indian citizens, 53 British members, 1 Canadian national and 7 Portuguese nationals.”
The plane, a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, crashed in the Meghaninagar area near the airport, the police commissioner of Ahmedabad said on Thursday. The Dreamliner aircraft from Boeing have not yet been involved in an incident in which passenger deaths were reported.
“We are aware of the first reports and are working to collect further information,” said Boeing in a statement.
The members of the rescue team work as a smoke at the place where an aircraft from Air India had crashed on June 12, 2025 in Ahmedabad, India.
Amit Dave/Reuters
The Indian Directorate General of the Civil Aviation said that the plane “fell on the ground outside of the airport” immediately after departure from the airport. The video of the website seemed to show that the jet disappears under the tree line, which was followed by a fireball and a thick gray cloud of smoke seconds later.
“Strong black smoke came from the scene of the accident,” said the general directorate in the explanation.
India’s central industrial security forces Published photos From the location of the crash, to which civilians and emergency staff were apparently included in order to delete flaming debris. A photo seemed to show the damaged cock of the aircraft, which partly rested in a hole in a building.
A photo published by India’s Central Industrial Security Force shows the consequences of Air India plane crash on Thursday, June 12, 2025.
India’s central industrial security forces
The Indian Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu said that he “instructed all aviation and emergency care agencies to take fast and coordinated measures” in order to react to the crash.
“Rescue teams have been mobilized and all efforts are made to ensure that medical help and relief goods are brought to the location,” added the minister.
The local governor, Bhupendra Patel, spoke to the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi after the crash of coordinating her emergency reaction. Patel said he ordered a so-called “Green Corridor” for emergency vehicles between the crash location and the local hospitals.
Firefighters work at the location of an aircraft that crashed on Thursday, June 12, 2025 in the northwestern city of Ahmedabad in India in the state of Gujarat.
Ajit Solanki/AP
Modi confirmed in a statement that he had been in contact with local officials.
“The tragedy in Ahmedabad made us amazed and made us sad,” he said in a statement on social media. “It is heartbreaking beyond the words. In this sad hour, my thoughts are with everyone who is affected.”
The airline initially terminated the crash in a statement On social media, the flight was “involved in an incident” and added that “the details of the incident was determined”. The airline has updated its social media profiles to display everything black profile pictures.
The wrecks of a Boeing 787 Dreamliner is located at the location and shows part of its registration “VT-Ant”, in which Air India aircraft has crashed on June 12, 2025 in Ahmedabad, India.
Amit Dave/Reuters
According to Flightradar24, a chase from London Airport, the flight from Ahmedabad Airport, who officially Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport, was to fly to Gatwick Airport.
It was planned to travel at 9:50 a.m. local time, with a planned arrival time in London at 6:25 p.m. local time. Gatwick in a statement confirmed the planned arrival time.
British Prime Minister Keir Starrer said that he had been updated on the situation in Ahmedabad, and added that his thoughts with the passengers and their families were in this deeply stressful time “.
Firefighters work at the location of an aircraft that crashed on Thursday, June 12, 2025 in the northwestern city of Ahmedabad in India in the state of Gujarat.
Ajit Solanki/AP
“The scenes that are bound by a plane bound in London with many British citizens in the Indian city of Ahmedabad are devastating” a statement.
The captain had 8,200 hours of experience and the copilot had 1,100 hours of flight experience, the Indian management General added.
ABC News’ Joe Simonetti, Ellie Kaufman, Clara McMichael, Sam Sweeney and Camilla Alcini contributed to this report.