India, June 12 -- An Air India passenger flight headed for London crashed into a residential area of Meghani Nagar in Ahmedabad shortly after takeoff on Thursday. Of all 242 onboard, at least 120 people are feared dead, according to sources.

The aircraft, a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner operating as Flight AI171, was carrying 169 Indian nationals, 53 British nationals, one Canadian national, and seven Portuguese nationals - including infants - along with two pilots and ten crew members.

Earlier in the day, the aircraft had arrived in Ahmedabad from New Delhi, which serves as the airline's main hub and maintenance center. Follow Ahmedabad plane crash live updates.

The passenger jet, bound for London's Gatwick Airport, issued a distress signal...