Ahmedabad: Air India's AI 171 flight issued a Mayday call just minutes before it crashed in Ahmedabad shortly after taking off for London on Thursday, according to a statement from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation.

"It gave a MAYDAY Call to ATC (air traffic control), but thereafter no response was given by the aircraft," it said in a statement, adding that the aircraft "fell on ground outside the airport perimeter".

An Air India plane bound for London crashed in a locality near Ahmedabad airport Thursday afternoon soon after taking off, police said. Casualties are feared though there is no confirmation on the same yet. "Flight AI171, operating Ahmedabad-London Gatwick, was involved in an incident today, 12 June 2025. At this moment, we are ascertaining the details and will share further updates at the earliest on http://airindia.com and on our X handle," Air India posted on X.

The aircraft crashed in Meghaninagar area of Ahmedabad, police said. The plane crashed soon after taking off from Ahmedabad International Airport around 2 pm, police said.

 

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