Tragedy struck on Thursday afternoon (June 12) when an Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, operating as Flight AI-171 from Ahmedabad to London Gatwick, crashed shortly after takeoff. The aircraft, carrying 242 individuals, failed to maintain altitude and went down around 1:38 pm, erupting into a fiery explosion near the Meghaninagar area in Ahmedabad. According to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), the aircraft’s commander, Captain Sumeet Sabharwal, issued a ‘Mayday’ call moments before the plane lost contact with Air Traffic Control (ATC).Ahmedabad plane crash: What is ‘Mayday’ call? Know who issues it to indicate life-threatening emergency
Tragedy struck on Thursday afternoon (June 12) when an Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, operating as Flight AI-171 from Ahmedabad to London Gatwick, crashed shortly after takeoff. The aircraft, carrying 242 individuals, failed to maintain altitude and went down around 1:38 pm, erupting into a fiery explosion near the Meghaninagar area in Ahmedabad. According to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), the aircraft’s commander, Captain Sumeet Sabharwal, issued a ‘Mayday’ call moments before the plane lost contact with Air Traffic Control (ATC).
