169 Indians, 53 Britishers on board Air India flight that crashed in Ahmedabad, airline confirms

Air India flight AI171, en route from Ahmedabad to London Gatwick, crashed minutes after take-off with 242 passengers onboard.

Published on: Jun 12, 2025, 15:28:58 IST

By Sanya Jain

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Air India has confirmed that flight AI171, from Ahmedabad to London Gatwick, that crashed minutes after take-off this afternoon had 242 passengers and crew members on board. Of these, 169 were Indian nationals and 53 were British nationals. There were also seven Portuguese nationals and one Canadian on board the Air India flight that crashed in Ahmedabad.

Firefighters work at the site of an airplane that crashed in India's northwestern city of Ahmedabad in Gujarat state, Thursday, June12, 2025. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki) (AP)

“The injured are being taken to the nearest hospitals,” Air India said in a statement.

“We have also set up a dedicated passenger hotline number 1800 5691 444 to provide more information,” the full-service carrier added.

There were two pilots, 10 crew members and 230 passengers on the London-bound flight. The cause of the crash has not yet been ascertained.

Air India flight crashes in Ahmedabad

Air India flight AI171 took off from Ahmedabad's Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport at 1:38 pm. It crashed five minutes after take-off.

Horrifying videos that have emerged online show the moment the Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft went down. Rescue operations are currently underway, with fire services at the site of the crash.

Data from flight tracking platform FlightRadar has revealed that the Air India plane gained an altitude of 625 feet before it crashed.

All flights out of the airport have been suspended until further notice.

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Sanya Jain is an Assistant Editor with Hindustan Times Digital. She has nearly a decade of experience in covering offbeat stories that speak to the everyday experience - from viral videos to human interest copies that spark conversation. Her interests stretch across business, pop culture, social media trends, entertainment and global affairs. Before joining Hindustan Times, Sanya spent two years with Moneycontrol and five years with NDTV. She holds an undergraduate degree in English literature from St Stephen’s College, Delhi, and a master’s in journalism from the Xavier Institute of Communications, Mumbai. Sanya has a sharp eye for spotting emerging trends and looking for newsworthy angles to elevate viral posts into meaningful narratives. She was the first one, for example, to cover Narayana Murthy’s remark on 70-hour work weeks that sparked a national conversation. She is equally at ease writing about business leaders as about the common man, about issues of national importance and memes that amuse social media. Sanya enjoys speaking with content creators, newsmakers and entrepreneurs to transform everyday moments into engaging, slice-of-life stories that resonate with readers. When she is not working, Sanya can be found curled up with a good book. Born and raised in Lucknow, she has spent the last several years in Delhi. She is deeply interested in animal welfare and now spends a lot of her time running after her destructive orange cat.Read More

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