DGCA Confirms Boeing B787 Crash Near Ahmedabad... ... Live: 6 Victims’ Bodies Handed Over to Families

Faiz Ahmed Kidwai, Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), confirmed that the Boeing B787 aircraft operating Flight AI171 took off from Ahmedabad at 1:38 pm and crashed within five minutes near the Meghaninagar area close to the airport. “This is a developing situation. The flight took off at 1:38 pm and went down shortly after departure,” Kidwai said. Following the crash, Ahmedabad airport has been temporarily shut down, and emergency services including fire brigades and ambulances were immediately dispatched to the site. Rescue and relief operations are ongoing as authorities work to assess the situation.