Great Britain Plane carrying around 240 people crashes in India
An Air India passenger plane has crashed in India shortly after take-off. This was confirmed by the Ministry of Civil Aviation. According to media reports, more than 240 people were on board.
12.06.2025, 11:54
SDA
There is no official information on injuries or fatalities as yet, but there is talk of "a tragic accident". The airline initially announced that flight AI171 from Ahmedabad to London Gatwick was involved in an "incident".
According to data from the aircraft tracker "Flightradar24", the eleven-year-old aircraft with the registration VT-ANB was scheduled for the flight. It was due to take off from the city of Ahmedabad in western India at 1.10 p.m. and land at Gatwick Airport at 6.25 p.m. (local time).
According to "Flightradar24", initial data from the ADS-B system, which provides data on position, speed and altitude every second, shows that the aircraft had climbed to 625 feet - after which it fell at a speed of 475 feet per minute.
There are numerous videos and images circulating on social media that purport to show the scene of the accident. The images, some of which would give a devastating impression of the crash site, have not been verified.
The cause of the crash was completely unclear on Thursday morning. The PA news agency quoted Natarajan Chandrasekaran from Air India, who spoke of a "tragic accident". The main focus is on supporting all the people and families affected, he said.
