Air India Crash: There has been a big plane crash in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. This plane was of Air India. The plane was leaving for London from Ahmedabad as soon as the plane tacked and crashed after some time. It is reported that the flight had 242 passengers, including former Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani.
Accident occurred two minutes after the taxoff
Air India flight number AI-171 flew at 1.38 pm. It crashed at 1.40 pm. The aircraft crashed near the Air Custom Cargo Office, which is adjacent to the airport campus. As soon as the aircraft fell, smoke was seen in the entire area.
Former CM of Gujarat was also riding
According to the news, former Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani was also riding in this flight from Ahmedabad to London. There were 242 passengers on the flight including the former CM. There were 2 pilots and 10 cabin on the plane on the plane. The plane was the captain of the aircraft Sumit Sabbarwal. He was accompanied by the first officer Clive Kunder. Captain Sumit Sabharwal was an LTC. He had an 8200 -hour flight experience. The co-pilot had an 1100-hour flight experience.
As a result of Air India Plane Crash Incident, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport (SVPIA), Ahmedabad, is Currently Not Operational. All flight operations are temporarily suspended until further notice: svpia spokesperson pic.twitter.com/yjuq9ilixp
– ANI (@ani) June 12, 2025
Rescue work continues
The accident was so terrible that the possibility of any passenger living alive is being expressed very little. Rescue and relief work is going on on the spot. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport (SVPIA) spokesperson said that in view of the plane accident, the operation at the airport has been stopped at present. The then CM of Gujarat Bhupendra Patel has instructed to start immediate rescue and relief works on a war footing. Along with this, it has also been asked to ensure the system of providing immediate treatment to the injured passengers.