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ahmedabad airport news

Wrong turn makes Air India, IndiGo planes come face to face at Ahmedabad taxiway

An IndiGo aircraft and an Air India flight came face to face at the taxiway at Ahmedabad airport.
Updated on Jun 25, 2026 06:21 am IST

‘Another plane may crash’: AI-171 tragedy continues to haunt boy who recorded it

Aryan Asari, an 18-year-old Gujarat's Aravalli district, inadvertently played a big role in showing the world what happened to the AI-171 plane on June 12, 2025.
Updated on Jun 12, 2026 03:35 pm IST

Baggage curbs at Srinagar airport force Hajj pilgrims to stopover at Ahmedabad

The officials in Jammu and Kashmir discussed Covid situation and starting international flights from Srinagar airport at a meeting earlier this week.
Published on Jun 01, 2026 11:46 am IST

AAIB preparing interim report on Air India crash ahead of anniversary: Report

NSG, NDRF, Air Force, FSL, Fire rescue force, AAIB, DGCA, and CISF team members inspect the wreckage of the London-bound Air India flight which crashed on June 12 in Ahmedabad.
Published on May 26, 2026 08:12 pm IST

‘Ultimate test’: A first responder’s account of Ahmedabad AI crash

Firefighting team at the spot after an Air India plane crashed in Meghaninagar area, near Ahmedabad airport, Thursday, June 12, 2025.
Updated on May 25, 2026 06:09 am IST

47-year-old software developer held at Ahmedabad airport for cheating investors

Sushant Shankarrao Dev, originally from Satara district in Maharashtra, had been residing in the Naroda area of Ahmedabad before his arrest (Representative photo)
Published on Feb 17, 2026 07:10 pm IST

Kuwait-Delhi IndiGo flight diverted to Ahmedabad after a bomb threat

According to airport authorities quoted by PTI, nothing suspicious has been found on board the IndiGo plane yet.
Updated on Jan 30, 2026 05:01 pm IST

Rapido driver allegedly demanded 300 extra on Ahmedabad airport ride

A Rapido driver was accused of demanding extra money during an airport ride.
Published on Dec 12, 2025 12:56 pm IST

Hyderabad-bound IndiGo flight diverted over bomb threat

Indigo flight had 180 passengers and 6 crew members.
Updated on Dec 04, 2025 06:00 pm IST

Suspect supplying mule accounts to cyber fraud gang arrested

The suspect was identified as Elis Najmuddin Hirani, a resident of Unn in Gujarat’s Surat.
Published on Sept 10, 2025 04:38 am IST

UK vlogger defends India against online hate

A British vlogger’s viral clip from Ahmedabad Airport showed him lauding India’s beauty and rejecting the negativity it often faced online.
Updated on Sept 08, 2025 01:56 pm IST

A 1988 jet crash, 133 deaths and an unending struggle

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The co-pilot’s mother grieves her son after the crash in 1988. (HT Archive)
Published on Aug 07, 2025 06:56 am IST

Ahmedabad airport gets bomb threat, thorough sweep conducted

Security personnel keep watch at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad
Updated on Jul 22, 2025 09:25 pm IST

Who are part of the 5-member AAIB panel leading probe into AI-171 crash

Sanjay Kumar Singh
Updated on Jul 14, 2025 08:49 am IST

'Doesn't talk, struggles to sleep': Lone Air India crash survivor battles trauma

Lone survivor of the AI-171 flight crash, Vishwas Ramesh Kumar, mourns the death of his brother Ajay Ramesh
Published on Jul 12, 2025 08:38 pm IST

What happens when fuel switches flip from ‘run’ to ‘cutoff’ during takeoff

Air India plane pilot Sumeet Sabharwal, 56, and his co-pilot Clive Kunder, 32.
Updated on Jul 12, 2025 02:59 pm IST

Preliminary report on Air India crash ‘very soon’: Civil Aviation Minister Naidu

Naidu said that his ministry was ensuring transparency and accountability in the investigation.
Updated on Jul 11, 2025 07:22 pm IST

Air India crash report today may reveal what led to death of 260

All but one passengers aboard the plane died in the Ahmedabad Air India plane crash on June 12
Updated on Jul 11, 2025 08:59 pm IST

Air India pays compensation to two-thirds of Ahmedabad crash victims

Soon after the crash, Air India parent Tata Sons announced that it will provide 1 crore each to the families of each person who died in the crash.
Published on Jul 04, 2025 09:59 pm IST

Wreckage of Air India flight moved for further analysis

A truck carrying wreckage of the Air India plane that recently crashed into a medical hostel and its canteen complex passes by, in Ahmedabad, on Sunday. (PTI)
Updated on Jun 23, 2025 12:11 pm IST

Air India crash may see insurance claim of 4,080 crore: Report

The Air India plane crash tragedy sent shockwaves not across India but around the world as several victims were foreign nationals.
Updated on Jun 17, 2025 08:06 am IST

Ahmedabad plane crash: Engines lost power at critical stage, says ex-Air Force chief Arup Raha

Ahmedabad plane crash: Engines lost power at critical stage, says ex-Air Force chief Arup Raha
Updated on Oct 06, 2025 11:04 pm IST

AI-171 to become AI-159 to avoid ‘bad memories’

Former pilots said the Boeing 787 is one of the safest fleets to operate. (Reuters)
Published on Jun 14, 2025 08:36 am IST

Tata Group needs to fine-tune key aspects of Air India’s operations: Praful Patel

Nagpur, May 23 (ANI): Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) MP Praful Patel addresses the gathering during the Vidarbha Melava, in Nagpur on Friday. (ANI Photo) (Snehal Sontakke)
Published on Jun 14, 2025 07:38 am IST

Dreamt of returning to Kerala, move to new home: Friend of Air India plane crash victim

Ranjitha G Nair, one of the victims (HT photo)
Published on Jun 14, 2025 06:50 am IST

The science of flying and how humidity, heat pose challenges

For 33 seconds, the aircraft maintains a contradictory orientation — nose up, yet descending — before disappearing behind trees and erupting into flames. (Video Grab)
Updated on Jun 14, 2025 02:41 am IST

Kurukshetra woman’s sister missed her last call before plane crash, lives with regret

Anju Sharma, 55, a native of Kurukshetra, was among the 241 victims of the AI-171 plane crash in Ahmedabad on Thursday. (File photo)
Updated on Jun 13, 2025 05:42 pm IST

Ahmedabad plane crash: Promised call from crew member to her father that never came

Ahmedabad plane crash: Promised call from crew member to her father that never came
Updated on Oct 06, 2025 10:57 pm IST

Singapore Airlines shares take a dip after Air India's plane crash in Ahmedabad

On June 12, SIA said it is "offering full support and all necessary assistance to Air India during this time".
Published on Jun 13, 2025 01:58 pm IST

Air India plane crash: DNA matching underway, 6 bodies returned to families

A relative of yesterday's Air India plane crash victim gives her DNA sample for identification of bodies at a hospital in Ahmedabad.
Updated on Jun 13, 2025 01:55 pm IST