Air India plane crashed just 5 minutes after takeoff from Ahmedabad; pilot gave mayday call

In this combo of images, a London-bound Air India plane crashes moments after taking off from the Ahmedabad airport, Thursday, June 12, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI

The Air India passenger plane from Ahmedabad to London carrying 242 passengers and crew crashed just five minutes after taking off from the Ahmedabad airport on Thursday (June 12, 2025) afternoon, a statement by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation said.

The Boeing 787 aircraft took off from the airport at 1:39 p.m. with 232 passengers, including 2 infants and 10 crew members.

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The aircraft was under the command of Capt Sumeet Sabharwal with First Officer Clive Kundar. “On 12th Jun, 2025, Air India B787 Aircraft VT-ANB, while operating flight AI-171 from Ahmedabad to Gatwick, has crashed immediately after takeoff from Ahmedabad. There were 242 people on board the aircraft, consisting of 2 pilots and 10 cabin crew,” said a senior DGCA official.

“As per ATC, the aircraft departed from Ahmedabad at 1339 IST (0809 UTC) from runway 23. It gave a mayday Call to ATC, but thereafter, no response was given by the aircraft to the calls made by ATC,” the official added.

The DGCA added that a team has been rushed to the spot for investigation.

(with inputs from ANI)

Published - June 12, 2025 03:20 pm IST