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RIGHT NOW, PLANE WITH MORE THAN 244 ONBOARD JUST CRASHED — What We Know About the Air India Disaster

Every now and then, an aviation tragedy occurs that shakes the world — not just because of the scale of loss, but because it touches so many lives across continents, cultures, and families. One such catastrophe unfolded on June 12, 2025, when an Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner carrying more than 244 people crashed shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad, India, en route to London — a moment now etched into collective memory as one of the deadliest aviation disasters in recent history.

In this blog post, we piece together what is known about that crash: the sequence of events, the victims and survivor, the response and investigation, and what this heartbreaking moment means for global aviation safety — and for all of us who take flight for work, family, or hope.

1. The Flight That Never Reached Its Destination

On a warm Thursday afternoon in June, Air India Flight AI171 — a Boeing 787‑8 Dreamliner — departed from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad, in western India, bound for London’s Gatwick Airport. The aircraft carried 242 passengers and crew members, including Indian, British, Portuguese, and Canadian citizens among others.

Just minutes after takeoff, the aircraft lost altitude and crashed into a residential neighborhood in Meghaninagar, a densely populated area near the airport. Thick black smoke and flames erupted at the site, and emergency responders rushed to begin rescue operations.

Eyewitnesses described seeing the plane flying unusually low, seemingly struggling for height, before it plummeted and erupted in a fireball upon impact — a terrifying sequence that was captured in video footage circulating on social media shortly after the crash.

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