Air India plane crashes at India’s Ahmedabad airport, source says ...Middle East

The plane was headed to Gatwick airport in the UK, Air India said, while police officers said it crashed in a civilian area near the airport.

“At this moment, we are ascertaining the details and will share further updates,“ Air India said on X.

Visuals also showed debris on fire, with thick black smoke rising up into the sky near the airport.

According to air traffic control at Ahmedabad airport, the aircraft departed at 1.39 p.m. (0809 GMT) from runway 23. It gave a “Mayday” call, signalling an emergency, but thereafter no there was no response from the aircraft.

“The aircraft involved is a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner with registration VT-ANB,“ it said.

The last fatal plane crash in India involved Air India Express, the airline’s low-cost arm.

Twenty-one people were killed in that crash.

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