More than 200 people have been killed when an Air India flight crashed shortly after taking off from Ahmedabad airport in western India, authorities say, with only one survivor found so far. The Boeing 787-8 aircraft bound for London Gatwick Airport was carrying 242 passengers and crew when it came down on Thursday in a residential area, crashing into a medical college hostel outside the airport during lunch hour. Al Jazeera’s Mohammed Jamjoom reports. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on X: https://x.com/ajenglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #India #IndiaPlaneCrash #AirIndiaPlaneCrash #AI147 #AirIndia147 #AhmedabadAirport #LondonGatwick #Boeing787 #DreamlinerCrash #AviationEmergency #FlightSafety #AlJazeeraEnglish
More than 200 people killed in Air India plane crash, official says
More than 200 people have been killed when an Air India flight crashed shortly after taking off from Ahmedabad airport in western India, authorities say, with only one survivor found so far. The Boeing 787-8 aircraft bound for London Gatwick Airport was carrying 242 passengers and crew when it came down on Thursday in a residential area, crashing into a medical college hostel outside the airport during lunch hour. Al Jazeera’s Mohammed Jamjoom reports. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on X: https://x.com/ajenglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #India #IndiaPlaneCrash #AirIndiaPlaneCrash #AI147 #AirIndia147 #AhmedabadAirport #LondonGatwick #Boeing787 #DreamlinerCrash #AviationEmergency #FlightSafety #AlJazeeraEnglish