According to preliminary information, a passenger plane crashed shortly after takeoff near Meghaninagar, India.
A plane crash has been reported near Ahmedabad Airport in Meghani, Gujarat. Emergency services are responding.
The Air India plane crash has been reported near the Ahmedabad airport. The fire brigade has been rushed to the spot.
According to preliminary information, the aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff.
UPDATE #1
The plane was a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner (registration VT-ANB) operating flight AI171 to London Gatwick.
UPDATE #2
The Boeing 787-8 took off from runway 23.
UPDATE #3
The crash was caught on cam.
UPDATE #4
According to the DGCA, there were 242 people on board, including 2 pilots and 10 crew members.
UPDATE #5
The B787 reached a max altitude of 625 feet according to Flightradar24.
UPDATE #6
A British passenger on board #AI171 has miraculously walked away from the wreckage. He was in seat 11A and said there was a huge bang just seconds after takeoff.
UPDATE #7
New CCTV footage shows the Air India Boeing 787 taking off in dust and failing to gain altitude.
UPDATE #8
So far 265 bodies have been recovered from the crash site of #AI171, 241 occupants of the aircraft and 24 persons on the ground.
UPDATE #9
A black box has been recovered from the crash site two police sources told Reuters on Friday.
