Air India Flight AI171 carrying 242 people crashed in the Meghaninagar residential area shortly after takeoff from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in India's western state of Gujarat, according to India's Civil Aviation Directorate General.

CNBC has reached out to local police and India's Directorate General of Civil Aviation. "I am deeply saddened by the accident of the Air India passenger plane crash in Ahmedabad.

AN Air India flight to London with 242 people on board, including two pilots and 10 cabin crew members, crashed Thursday, June 12, 2025, shortly after takeoff f