Sri Lanka, June 12 -- Eyewitness Jayesh Patel shares details, says, "was 500--600 metres away when the incident took place, saw massive smoke in the sky. When I reached there, I saw around 15,000 people and fire engines " pic.twitter.com/KSmZSbJFhf

An Air India flight bound for London's Gatwick airport with 242 passengers onboard crashed shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad on Thursday afternoon.

'Flight AI171, operating Ahmedabad-London Gatwick, was involved in an incident today, 12 June 2025. At this moment, we are ascertaining the details and will share further updates at the earliest,' Air India said in a statement on 'X'.

According to Faiz Ahmed Kidwai, Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), the Boeing B787 aircraft took off a...