Raveena Tandon Boards Air India Flight, Notes 'Solemn' Atmosphere Onboard: 'A Wound…'

The Air India-171 aircraft had 242 people onboard. The plane, en route to London, crashed shortly after departing from Ahmedabad airport. Among the passengers were 169 Indians, 53 British nationals, 7 Portuguese citizens, and one Canadian. Thick smoke was seen rising from Dharpur near the Meghaninagar area of Ahmedabad after the crash. The sole survivor from the aircraft was Viswashkumar Ramesh, seated in 11A of the seat, was the sole survivor. He managed to jump off the aircraft just in time to save his life.
Air India took to X and confirmed the mishap in a post on X. 'Flight AI171, operating Ahmedabad-London Gatwick, was involved in an incident today, 12 June 2025," the post read.
As for the latest update, authorities have recovered both black boxes from the crash site, and analysis of the data is currently in progress. The findings are expected to shed light on the issue the aircraft faced shortly after takeoff – prompting the pilot to issue a 'mayday" alert to Air Traffic Control before the tragic crash occurred moments later.

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