The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) will launch a probe into the plane crash in Ahmedabad on Thursday. Air India’s Dreamliner Boeing 787 plane, concerned in the Ahmedabad Air India Flight Crash, had 242 peoples on board, which include 12 crew members. The plane, board for London, lost altitude quickly after takeoff and crashed into a constructing of a medical college in Ahmedabad’s Meghaninagar area.
The AAIB director popular and director of research on the agency, among others, will be leaving for Ahmedabad. Under the civil aviation ministry, AAIB is responsible for the class of safety occurrences involving aircraft working in the Indian airspace into injuries and severe incidents. It incorporates distinct investigations into accidents and also indicates measures to enhance safety.
100 People Dead in Ahmedabad Air India Flight Crash
The London-certain Air India aircraft sporting 242 passengers and crew crashed in a residential area after taking off from the Ahmedabad airport on Thursday afternoon. Over 100 people feared killed. Air India said that of the all passengers onboard, 169 had been Indian nationals, 53 British nationals, 1 Canadian country wide and 7 Portuguese nationals. Two pilots and 10 cabin crew members were onboard.
“Air India confirms that flight AI171, from Ahmedabad to London Gatwick involved in an accident today after take-off,” the airlines wrote. “The injured are being taken to the nearest hospitals. We have also set up a devoted passenger hotline range 1800 5691 444 to provide more data,” it said.
PM Reacts to Crash
Prime Minister Narendra Modi reacted to the Ahmedabad Air India Flight Crash, pronouncing the coincidence as “heartbreaking beyond words.” “The tragedy in Ahmedabad has stunned and saddened us. It is heartbreaking beyond words. In this sad hour, my thoughts are with anyone laid low with it. Have been in contact with Ministers and government who are running to assist the ones affected,” he wrote on X.
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