A PASSENGER plane heading to London has crash landed in India.
Up to 242 people were on board the Air India aircraft as it smashed into the ground near to an airport in Ahmedabad.
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The plane is said to have been an Air India Boeing 787 DreamlinerGetty
The plane was headed to London Gatwick in the UK, Air India said.
According to flight tracking website Flightradar, the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner’s final signal was received just seconds after take-off.
This was last logged at 10.08am local time – less than a minute after taking off.
It had only reached 625 feet at the time, officials believe.
In a statement the airline said: “Flight AI171, operating Ahmedabad-London Gatwick was involved in an accident on 12 June 2025.
“At this moment, we are ascertaining the details and will share further updates at the earliest opportunity.”
Police said the plane crashed into a “civilian area”.
Officials are yet to comment on if there are any casualties.
The aircraft was attempting to take off from Ahmedabad Airport when it crashed, local TV channels reported.
A fireball explosion is said to have erupted at the airport as thick plumes of black smoke quickly poured into the skies.
The Ahmedabad Fire and Emergency Services Department quickly deployed over five teams to the site.
It is still unclear what caused the disaster.
It follows months of aviation tragedies across the world.
In December, a plane at Muan International Airport crash landed on the tarmac before hitting a brick wall at high speeds.
It exploded in an enormous fireball, killing all but two of the 181 onboard in a devastating catastrophe.
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