The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has launched an investigation into the tragic crash of an Air India aircraft in Ahmedabad on Thursday, 12 June 2025. The Boeing 787 aircraft, en route to London Gatwick as Flight AI-171, crashed shortly after take-off from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport, with 242 people on board. Among the passengers was former Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani, who was reportedly travelling to London on the flight.
Ahmedabad Plane Crash
In a statement, DGCA said, "On 12th Jun, 2025, M/s Air India B787 Aircraft VT-ANB while operating flight Al-171 from (Ahmedabad to Gatwick) has crashed immediately after takeoff from Ahmedabad. There were 242 person on board the aircraft consisting of 2 pilots and 10 cabin crew."
"As per ATC, aircraft departed from Ahmadabad at 1339 IST (0809 UTC) from runway 23. It gave a MAYDAY Call to ATC, but thereafter no response was given by the aircraft to the calls made by ATC. Aircraft Immediately after departure from Runway 23, fell on ground outside the airport perimeter. Heavy black smoke was seen coming from the accident site," it said.
The incident occurred at around 2:00 PM IST, just moments after the aircraft departed from Runway 23. However, no further communication was received from the flight crew thereafter, despite repeated attempts by ATC to re-establish contact.
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