💔 Tragedy in the Skies: Air India Flight Crashes in Ahmedabad, Over 200 Feared Dead
Published by BuiltByHem | June 12, 2025 In what is now being called one of the darkest days in Indian aviation history, an Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner en route to London Gatwick crashed shortly after takeoff from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, claiming the lives of over 200 people, including passengers, crew, and civilians on the ground. 🛫 The Flight That Never Reached the Skies Air India Flight AI171, carrying 242 people (230 passengers and 12 crew members), departed from Ahmedabad around 1:38 PM IST. Within minutes, the crew issued a distress call — a chilling “Mayday” — just before radar contact was lost. Eyewitnesses reported a loud boom followed by plumes of thick black smoke as the aircraft crashed into a residential area near the airport, tragically striking a doctors’ hostel belonging to BJ Medical College in Meghani Nagar. 🚨 Casualties and On-Site Devastation Initial rescue reports have confirmed th...