Smoke rises above Ahmedabad in first images from Air India plane crash

An airplane crashed in India’s north-western city of Ahmedabad in Gujarat state on Thursday, the Press Trust of India news agency reported. Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► http://bit.ly/guardianwiressub Air India said the crashed aircraft was flight AI171, a passenger flight to Gatwick airport in the UK. Footage shown on local television channels showed smoke billowing from the crash site near the airport in Ahmedabad Air India flight to London Gatwick crashes in Ahmedabad with 244 people onboard – latest updates ► https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/jun/12/air-india-flight-ai171-plane-crash-ahmedabad-india-latest-updates The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. Contribute to The Guardian today ► https://bit.ly/3uhA7zg Sign up to the Guardian's free new daily newsletter, First Edition ► http://theguardian.com/first-edition Website ► https://www.theguardian.com Facebook ►https://www.facebook.com/theguardian Instagram ► https://instagram.com/guardian The Guardian on YouTube: The Guardian ► https://bit.ly/guardiannewssubs Guardian Australia ► https://bit.ly/guardianaussubs Guardian Football ► https://bit.ly/gdnfootballsubs Guardian Sport ► https://bit.ly/gdnsportsubs It's Complicated ► https://bit.ly/ItsComplicatedSubs Guardian Live ► https://bit.ly/guardianlivesubs #india #airindia #indiaplanecrash #indiacrash #airindiacrash #londongatwick #gatwick #ahmedabad