Ahmedabad: An Air India flight bound for London crashed shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad airport on Thursday afternoon, with 242 people onboard. Sources confirmed that moments before the crash, the pilot issued a Mayday distress call to Air Traffic Control, indicating a serious emergency.
The flight, AI171, was a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner traveling to London Gatwick. It had 230 passengers and 12 crew members. The aircraft went down near the Ghoda Camp area, close to the airport perimeter, shortly after its 1:10 PM departure.
