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An Air India passenger plane has crashed shortly after takeoff at an airport in India’s western city of Ahmedabad.
Images from the scene showed thick black smoke rising up into the sky.
It was not immediately clear how many people were on board or the number of casualties.
Air India said that one of its flights bound for London was involved in an “incident.”
“Flight AI171, operating Ahmedabad-London Gatwick, was involved in an incident today, 12 June 2025,” a statement said, adding that the airline is gathering more information and will give further updates.
In a statement released shortly afterwards, Gatwick Airport confirmed that Flight AI171 had crashed on departure from Ahmedabad. It was due to land at Gatwick at 6.25 p.m. local time (1.25 p.m. ET).
According to aviation tracker FlightRadar24, Air India flight AI171 was scheduled to depart from Ahmedabad International airport bound for London Gatwick at 9.50 a.m. local time. The signal from the aircraft was lost at 10.08 a.m. local time (12.38 a.m. ET) at 625 feet, less than a minute after takeoff, according to FlightRadar24 data.
This is a developing story and will be updated.