Air India plane with 242 aboard crashes in Ahmedabad
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In a heartbreaking turn of events, two young sisters in London have been orphaned after their father, Arjun Patoliya, perished in the Ahmedabad plane
An Air India plane bound for London crashed in a residential area of Ahmedabad shortly after takeoff Thursday, killing 241 people on board, the airline said. One passenger
The tragedy struck on June 12, 2025, when Air India flight AI171, a Boeing 787 Dreamliner, took off from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad, bound for London. The flight issued a mayday call shortly after takeoff and crashed into a hospital hostel near the airport, bursting into flames on impact.