India, June 12 -- An Air India plane crashed at Ahmedabad airport minutes within takeoff on Thursday. As per initial information, the flight was supposed to go from Ahmedabad to Gatwick in London.

Scary visuals from the ground show a huge cloud of black smoke emerging from the crash site.

According to Air India, "Flight AI171, operating Ahmedabad-London Gatwick, was involved in an incident today, 12 June 2025." The airline added that at this moment, they are ascertaining the details and will share further updates at the earliest.

The plane crashed immediately after takeoff from Ahmedabad with 242 people on board the aircraft, consisting of 2 pilots and 10 cabin crew, according to Directorate General of Civil Aviation, reported ANI.

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