Ahmedabad. A terrible news has come from Ahmedabad in Gujarat. According to the information, the 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft of Air India going to London crashed in Meghani area of Ahmedabad after taking off on Thursday afternoon. According to the information, there were 242 passengers in the aircraft. Till the news was written, it could not be found that why the aircraft crashed? It is believed that there will be any technical fault in the aircraft. However, due to the crash of Air India aircraft, the flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder will be detected only after investigating. The flight number of Air India aircraft crashed is AI171. According to the information, former Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani was also riding in the aircraft. Vijay Rupani’s daughter lives in London.
According to eyewitnesses, the aircraft flew from Ahmedabad Airport. Suddenly the plane fell on the ground. With a strong explosion, the aircraft caught fire and there was a cloud of black smoke in the sky. According to the information, all of the passengers aboard the aircraft are expected to be casualties. Air India flight number AI171 was going from Ahmedabad to Gatvik Airport in London. Many people from Gujarat go to London. Also, a large number of people of Gujarat live in Britain. In such a situation, he keeps going from London to Ahmedabad. This is said to be the biggest accident of Air India during takeoff. Earlier, on 1 January 1978, 747 Air India aircraft had merged into the Arabian Sea as soon as they flew from Mumbai (then Bombay) to Dubai. The air India aircraft was named ‘Emperor Ashok’. 213 people died in that accident.
Gujarat: An Air India Aircraft Crashes Near Ahmedabad Airport with Several Passengers on Board. Further Details Awaited https://t.co/4EGTNJNYSD pic.twitter.com/vvwtepvdns
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Ever since the Tata Group has taken Air India from the government, all the flaws have been revealed in its service. Once, Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan had complained about getting a broken seat in Bhopal-Delhi flight. At every flaw, the Tata Group has been saying that it is working to make Air India world class. Although the Tata Group has signed a deal to buy new aircraft from foreign companies, it is also not possible to remove the old aircraft from the fleet. Now it remains to be seen what a malfunction occurred in Air India flight going from Ahmedabad to Gatwick Airport in London that such a big accident happened.
