An Air India passenger plane bound for London and carrying more than 240 people crashed into a medical college after takeoff Thursday in Ahmedabad, India , officials said. Ahmedabad Aircraft Crash : An Air India flight bound for London crashed into a medical college hostel near Ahmedabad Airport just 59 seconds after takeoff, killing hundreds onboard. The pilot issued a Mayday call but lost contact with air traffic control shortly after. Among the 242 passengers were British, Portuguese, and Canadian nationals, including former Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani. Air India Ahmedabad-London Flight Crash Highlights: At least 265 people died in Ahmedabad after a London-bound Air India plane crashed into a government-run medical hostel moments after taking off from the city airport on Wednesday. The airline confirmed that the flight carried 242 passengers and there was only one survivor, who was seated on 11A. It also said that a digital video recorder was found, but a search was on to find the black box after earlier reports suggested that it had been ... Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, sole survivor of Air India Flight AI 171's Ahmedabad crash , shares his trauma and loss after the tragic 2025 disaster.
