An Air India passenger plane bound for London with more than 240 people on board crashed Thursday in India’s northwestern city of Ahmedabad, the airline said.
Visuals on local television channels showed smoke billowing from the crash site in what appeared to be a populated area near the airport in Ahmedabad, a city with a population of more than 5 million and the capital of Gujarat, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s home state.
Firefighters doused the smoking wreckage of the plane, which would have been fully loaded with fuel shortly after takeoff, and adjacent multi-story buildings with water. Charred bodies lay on the ground.
This is terrible. I read all on board are dead. Also it crashed into a building so expect more do be declared dead.
We will need to wait for the investigation but I see it was a Boeing 787-8 dreamliner. Not sure if I want to fly on Boeings anymore
Boeing has plenty of problems, including many issues with the 787, but air India is not an airline I’d trust. The airline is responsible for maintenance and ensuring their pilots are qualified, if I had to bet, I’d say the issue was in one of these areas.
Thats like betting on red and black lol
Apparently one guy survived, it’s early on so I wouldn’t be surprised if the story changes but he was in the exit row and allegedly jumped from the plane before impact, which is insane if true.
