In one of the worst and most puzzling aviation disasters ever, a London-bound Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft (flight AI-171), with 242 people on board, including the two pilots and 10 cabin crew, crashed immediately after takeoff from the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad at about 1.40 pm, killing all but one on board.Many people on the ground were believed killed. PTI reported that 265 bodies had been brought to the city civil hospital. “265 bodies have reached the hospital as per the message we received,” deputy commissioner of police Kanan Desai told reporters.” Some agencies put the figure at 290.The plane rose into the air after take-off and began sink to the ground moments later, with its landing gear down. According to the flight tracker websites, it never gained more than 625 feet in height, and recorded a ground speed of 174 knots (about 332 km), said to be too less.
In one of the worst and most puzzling aviation disasters ever, a London-bound Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft (flight AI-171), with 242 people on board, including the two pilots and 10 cabin crew, crashed immediately after takeoff from the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad at about 1.40 pm, killing all but one on board.Many people on the ground were believed killed. PTI reported that 265 bodies had been brought to the city civil hospital. “265 bodies have reached the hospital as per the message we received,” deputy commissioner of police Kanan Desai told reporters.” Some agencies put the figure at 290.The plane rose into the air after take-off and began sink to the ground moments later, with its landing gear down. According to the flight tracker websites, it never gained more than 625 feet in height, and recorded a ground speed of 174 knots (about 332 km), said to be too less.