AHMEDABAD PLANE CRASH  

Date: June 12, 2025
Flight: Air India AI 171, Boeing 787‑8 Dreamliner
Route: Ahmedabad → London Gatwick
Onboard: 230 passengers, 12 crew (incl. 169 Indians, 53 Britons, 7 Portuguese, 1 Canadian)

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1. The Fateful Take‑Off

At around 1:38 PM IST, Flight AI 171 lifted off from Ahmedabad’s Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport. Just five minutes later, the aircraft sent a Mayday, then tragically crashed into Meghani Nagar — a residential area adjacent to the airport

2. Impact Zone & Immediate Aftermath

The Dreamliner plowed into the doctors’ hostel at BJ Medical College, crushing the top floors and canteen—lunchtime tables still laid with food lay buried in the wreckage 
Visuals captured dense black smoke, raging flames, scattered debris, and fire crews racing to control the inferno

3. Casualties & Survivors

• Bodies recovered: At least 30 confirmed fatalities including medical students and residents

• Passenger manifest: 230 passengers (169 Indians, 53 Brits, 7 Portuguese, 1 Canadian) and 12 crew members

• Injured: Numerous survivors rushed to nearby hospitals; actual numbers pending official figures

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4. Historical Context & Significance

• This marks the first-ever Boeing 787 crash in the aircraft’s history (in service since 2011)

• India’s deadliest crash since 2020, and the country’s first major hull loss since the Air India 182 bombing in 1985

5. Ongoing Investigation & Official Response

• DGCA has launched a full-scale investigation. Boeing experts may also assist

• Airport status: All flights in and out of Ahmedabad suspended until further notice 

• Government action: Prime Minister Modi, Civil Aviation Minister Rammohan Kinjarapu, and Gujarat officials are overseeing liaison and rescue operations

6. Human Narratives

• Emergency teams, including NDRF and local firefighters, arrived quickly on the scene

• Casualties included doctors and students from the campus hostel—a crushing blow to Ahmedabad’s medical community and first-response infrastructure.

7. What Comes Next

1. Support & recovery: Air India has set up an emergency center to aid victims’ families; medical aid and counselling dispatched.

2. Technical investigation: DGCA, Boeing, and international aviation bodies to analyze black boxes, flight data, and communication logs.

3. Safety measures under review: Evaluating airport operational safety, flight routing, and emergency response readiness.

8. Final Thoughts

This catastrophe reminds us how tightly linked aviation safety, ground infrastructure, and urban planning truly are. The crash spared no part of the community—Victims soared as far as London, yet ended in a doctors’ dormitory mere minutes after departure. As investigations move forward, our hope is—

• For families: To find closure, support, and justice.

• For aviation: To learn, improve protocols, and ensure no repeat occurs.

• For Ahmedabad: To heal, rebuild, and support those affected within the medical campus and neighborhood.