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The Crash: What Happened
On June 12, 2025, Air India Flight AI171, a Boeing 787‑8 Dreamliner, crashed shortly after taking off from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad, India. The flight was bound for London’s Gatwick Airport when disaster struck.
The aircraft was carrying more than 240 people on board — including passengers and crew.
Shortly after takeoff, the flight lost altitude and crashed into a residential area and educational campus near the airport.
The impact caused an intense fireball and thick black smoke could be seen rising for miles.
It became one of India’s deadliest airline disasters in decades.
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