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Air India Ahmedabad-London flight crash isn't the first: From Kanishka to Kozhikode, a timeline of catastrophes in the sky
Air India flight crash history: From 1950 to 2024 | Credit: X The Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner crash in Ahmedabad, killing 179 passengers, is the first major Dreamliner crash globally. The aircraft was en route to London and went down during take-off. Social media visuals showed thick plumes of smoke from the site, with emergency services rushing in. This event adds to a list of serious air disasters involving Air India over the decades. Here is a history of the crashes of Air India. Kozhikode crash, 2020 On August 7, 2020, an Air India Express Boeing 737 crashed in Kozhikode while landing on a table-top runway slick from heavy rain. The aircraft was returning from Dubai as part of the Vande Bharat repatriation mission during the pandemic. Piloted by Wing Commander Deepak Vasant Sathe and Captain Akhilesh Kumar, the flight had 191 people on board. It attempted to land twice before skidding off the runway into a gorge. A total of 21 people, including both pilots, died. Air India Flight crashed in Meghani Nagar, Ahmedabad, Plane Crash: Around 232 people were on the 🇮🇳Ahmedabad-London🇬🇧 flight when the plane crashed Prayers 🙏 #Gujarat #PlaneCrash #Ahemdabad — Sumit (@SumitHansd) June 12, 2025 Mangaluru crash, 2010 Air India Express Flight 812, a Boeing 737-800, crashed on May 22, 2010, while landing at Mangaluru Airport. It overshot the table-top runway and hit an instrument landing structure. Of the 166 people on board, 158 were killed. Only eight passengers survived. Twelve bodies could not be identified and were given a mass funeral. Table-top runways are known to be difficult for pilots due to visual illusions that can affect landing judgment. Kanishka bombing, 1985 On June 23, 1985, Air India Flight 182 (Kanishka) exploded mid-air off the coast of Ireland. The Boeing 747-237B was on its way from Montreal to New Delhi via London. A total of 329 people, mostly Canadian citizens of Indian descent, were killed. The bombing was linked to Sikh separatists seeking revenge for the 1984 Indian Army operation at the Golden Temple. The bomb was placed in a suitcase on board. Arabian sea crash, 1978 Air India Flight 855 crashed into the Arabian Sea on January 1, 1978, after departing from Santacruz Airport in Mumbai at 8:00 pm. The aircraft was headed to Dubai. Instrument failure led to spatial disorientation for the pilots, resulting in the crash. All 213 people on board died. Bombay crash, 1976 On October 12, 1976, Air India Flight 171, a Caravelle aircraft, crashed shortly after takeoff from Bombay Airport. The plane was on its way to Madras. One of the engines caught fire mid-air. There were 95 people on board, including 89 passengers and six crew. Mont Blanc crash, 1966 Air India Flight 101 crashed on January 24, 1966, into the Mont Blanc mountains near the French-Italian border. The Boeing aircraft named 'Kanchenjunga' had 117 people on board, including nuclear physicist Homi J. Bhabha. The aircraft was flying from Bombay to London with stops in Delhi, Beirut, and Geneva. The cause of the crash remains unknown. Bhabha's death sparked conspiracy theories due to his prominence in India's nuclear program. Mont Blanc crash, 1950 Air India Express 245, the 'Malabar Princess', crashed in the Mont Blanc region on November 3, 1950. The Lockheed aircraft, en route from Cairo to Geneva, slammed into Rocher de la Tournette, a rock point on Mont Blanc at a height of 4,677 meters. All 48 passengers and crew died in the accident. For more news and current affairs from around the world, please visit Indiatimes News. First Published: Jun 12, 2025, 18:19 IST Nancy Jaiswal is a journalist who started her career in reporting and has covered both hard and soft news. From serious city news developments to lighthearted lifestyle pieces, she has written on almost everything hapenning in India (except maybe alien invasions—yet!). For her, writing isn't just work; it's a passion, an obsession, and sometimes the reason she forgets to reply to texts. Read More 12/6/2025 18:31:37
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Air India Dreamliner goes down in Ahmedabad: History of airline's crashes
An Air India plane carrying over 250 passengers has crashed in Ahmedabad. The Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner, travelling from Ahmedabad to London, crashed after take-off. Visuals of the crash on social media showed thick plumes of smoke wafting from the site. At least 40 people have been killed. Let's take a closer look at Air India's history of crashes read more An Air India plane carrying over 250 passengers has crashed in Ahmedabad. Representational image. PTI An Air India plane carrying over 250 passengers has crashed in Ahmedabad. The Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner, traveling from Ahmedabad to London, crashed during take-off. Visuals of the crash on social media showed thick plumes of smoke wafting from the site. Emergency services have been rushed to the area. At least 40 people have been killed, according to reports. This is the first major Dreamliner crash anywhere in the world. But how often have Air India planes crashed in the past? STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD Let's take a closer look: Kozhikode crash 2020 On August 7, 2020, Air India Express Boeing 737 crashed in Kozikode after spinning off the tabletop runway and falling into a gorge. The plane, which was inbound from Dubai, was part of the Vande Bharat programme in which Indians were being repatriated from abroad amid the coronavirus pandemic. More from Explainers Ahmedabad plane crash: A look at 10 worst Indian air accidents Read Ahmedabad Plane Crash LIVE updates Being piloted by Wing Commander Deepak Vasant Sathe and Captain Akhilesh Kumar, the plane had 191 aboard. On August 7, 2020, Air India Express Boeing 737 crashed in Kozikode after spinning off the tabletop runway. PTI The craft circled the airport several times and made two attempts to land on a runway that was slick with heavy rain. The incident left 21 dead including both pilots. Mangaluru crash 2010 On May 22, 2010, Air India Express Flight 812 crashed in Tannirbhavi near Mangaluru while landing. The Boeing 737-800 craft with 166 passengers and crew overshot the table-top runway, spun off and hit and instrument landing system structure. In all, one hundred and fifty-eight passengers were killed. Twelve of the victims could not be identified and were given a mass funeral. Just eight survived the accident. The crash remains one of India's worst aviation disasters in recent history. Experts say table-top runways are particularly difficult to navigate for pilots as they create an optical illusion – which could easily result in a pilot overshooting the landing target. Kanishka bombing 1985 'Kanishka' Flight 182 was a tragedy – the worst terror aviation attack involving India. The Boeing 747-237B, which was traveling from Montreal to New Delhi on 23 June 1985, exploded off the coast of Ireland. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD It was just 45 minutes away from its scheduled stopover at Heathrow Airport. All 329 aboard, a majority of them Canadians of Indian descent, were killed. The explosion was caused by a bomb smuggled onto the plane in a suitcase. The incident was orchestrated by Sikh separatists seeking revenge for the Indian army's deadly 1984 assault on the Golden Temple in Punjab. It brought relations between India and Canada to a low. Arabian Sea 1978 On January 1, 1978, Air India Flight 855 went down off the Mumbai coast and into the Arabian Sea. The flight headed to Dubai had taken off from Santacruz Airport in Mumbai at 8:00 pm when the crash occurred. This came after the flight witnessed instrument failure – which resulted in spatial disorientation for the pilot and crew. All 213 on board including passengers and crew were killed instantly. Arabian Sea 1976 On October 12, 1976, Air India Flight 171 crashed after taking off from Bombay Airport. The plane, a Caravelle, was headed to Madras when its engine caught on fire. The plane had 95 aboard including 89 passengers and six crew. Switzerland crash in 1966 On January 24, 1966, Air India Flight 101 crashed into Mont Blanc mountains. The plane, a Boeing (Kanchenjunga), was carrying 117 passengers and crew including Homi J Bhabha, the nuclear physicist and father of India's nuclear programme. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD Homi J Bhabha was killed in the crash. The reasons why the flight – which was headed from Bombay to London via Delhi, Beirut and Geneva – went down remain unclear to this day. The death of Bhabha in the crash have resulted in a number of conspiracy theories springing up around the incident. Switzerland crash in 1950 The 1950 crash also occurred in the Mont Blanc region on the French-Italian border. The plane, Air India Express 245, was nicknamed 'Malabar Princess'. The Lockheed four-motor propeller plane slammed into Rocher de la Tournette, a rocky point at a height of around 4,677 metres on Mont Blanc. The Mumbai-London flight, with intermediate stops, had departed from Cairo and was to land in Geneva. The crash left all 48 passengers on board dead. With inputs from agencies
