Overview
- An Air India Boeing 787-8 en route to London crashed shortly after departing Ahmedabad on June 12, carrying 242 passengers.
- The aircraft went down in a residential area within minutes of takeoff, resulting in a significant loss of life.
- Vishnu Manchu postponed the Kannappa trailer launch and canceled its Indore pre-release event as part of industry-wide mourning.
- Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu expressed deep sorrow and directed emergency agencies to coordinate a swift response.
- Despite the postponements, the mythological epic Kannappa remains scheduled for its June 27 theatrical release.