Air India, Ahmedabad and 787 crashed
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The Air India plane was carrying 230 passengers and 12 crew members when it crashed on Thursday, June 12 shortly after taking off from Ahmedabad.
The ill-fated Air India AI-171 flight had completed its earlier Paris–Delhi–Ahmedabad route without incident before crashing shortly after takeoff to London, the aviation ministry confirmed during a detailed briefing.
A couple who were killed in the Air India crash were the "foundation of our family", their granddaughters have said. All but one of the 242 people on board the London Gatwick-bound aircraft died when it crashed into a residential area in Ahmedabad,