In what is shaping up to be the most devastating accident involving Boeing\u2019s advanced wide-body 787 Dreamliner, an Air India flight en route to London\u2019s Gatwick Airport crashed shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad, India. The aircraft, operating as Flight AI171, was carrying 242 passengers and crew when it went down, exploding into a massive fireball just minutes after departure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Air India confirmed the incident and said a full investigation is underway. Video footage circulating on social media shows the aircraft with its landing gear still extended, flying at a low altitude before descending and erupting into flames. Flightradar24 data indicates the jet had reached only 190 meters (approximately 620 feet) before the catastrophic descent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Gatwick Airport, where the flight was due to arrive at 18:25 local time, confirmed the crash, adding that emergency protocols were being coordinated with both Indian and British aviation authorities. There are currently no confirmed survivors, and no fatalities have been officially reported, though the scale of the destruction has led to grave concerns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n