Air India flight crashes with 242 on board
Up to 230 passengers and 12 crew are feared dead after Air India Flight AI171 crashed shortly after take-off from Ahmedabad en route to London
Meghaninagar area, 8:08 UTC: Plane climbs just 190m before crashing
London
Gatwick Airport
PASSENGERS
India 169
UK 53
Portugal 7
Canada 1
217 adults, 11 children, 2 infants
Ahmedabad
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport
PLANNED FLIGHT PATH
INDIA
Air India Boeing 787-8
Midsize, twin-engine, wide-body jet
Source: FlightAware, FlightGlobal
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