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Air India London-Bound Flight Crashes Near Ahmedabad Airport

Investigators have recovered the flight data and cockpit voice recorders to determine the cause of the crash.

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Overview

  • On June 11, an Air India flight carrying 230 passengers and 12 crew members crashed into a medical college complex shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad airport.
  • Official figures show the passenger list included 169 Indian citizens, 53 British nationals, seven Portuguese and one Canadian.
  • Teams from the DGCA, Boeing, the NTSB, AAIB and FAA are conducting on-site examinations of the wreckage.
  • Air India has set up two dedicated hotlines, including one for foreign nationals, and has asked media to refrain from calling passenger lines.
  • The Maharashtra government and UK Foreign Office have released helpline numbers for relatives, and Western Railway will run special Superfast trains to Delhi and Mumbai.