New Delhi, June 12 -- What began as a routine take-off for Air India flight AI-171 turned into a tragedy, with the horrifying moment captured on an airport CCTV camera in Ahmedabad. At 1:39 pm on Thursday, the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner took off from runway 23 at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport, carrying 242 people - including 169 Indian nationals, 53 British, seven Portuguese, and one Canadian passenger.

The footage shows the aircraft lifting off smoothly. However, within seconds, something went terribly wrong. The Dreamliner failed to gain proper altitude. Instead of climbing steadily, it skimmed forward at a dangerously low height. For a brief moment, it appeared to maintain a level flight path above the city. Then, it beg...