India, June 12 -- An Air India aircraft with 242 passengers onboard crashed near the Meghaninagar area in Gujarat's Ahmedabad airport on Thursday afternoon.

Visuals shared by news agency PTI showed thick black smoke rising up into the sky from the airport.

In a statement, Air India said that the flight-AI171-was heading to London's Gatwick from Ahmedabad. "Flight AI171, operating Ahmedabad-London Gatwick, was involved in an incident today, 12 June 2025," Air India said in a statement. "At this moment, we are ascertaining the details and will share further updates at the earliest on our website and on our X handle."

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