BREAKING: Air India Flight AI171, a Boeing 787 Dreamliner en route to London Gatwick, crashed shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad on Thursday. The aircraft had 242 people on board, including 169 Indians, 53 Brits, 7 Portuguese & 1 Canadian. The jet reportedly hit the airport’s periphery wall and burst into flames near the Meghaninagar–Dharpur area. Several fatalities feared. Airport operations are suspended until further notice. 🔴 Rescue ops ongoing. 📍 More updates to follow. A dark day in the history of commercial aviation. #AirIndia #AhmedabadCrash #AviationNews #AI171 #planecrash #Ahmedabadplanecrash #airIndiaplanecrash #dreamlinercrash #787crash #boeing #planecrash #Ahmedabad