Air India’s Boeing 787 Dreamliner plane crashed in Ahmedabad. There were 242 passengers on board the plane, including 53 British, 7 Portuguese and a Canadian citizen. One British passenger survived the accident. Air India flight number AI-171 took off from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad at 1:38 pm on Thursday. The plane crashed at 1:40 pm. US President Donald Trump has described this incident as one of the worst accidents in the history of plane accidents. Speaking at the White House, he said that it was a terrible accident. We will do whatever we can. Trump said – No one knew what happened. It seemed that it was flying fine. British team will come to India to join the investigation of the plane accident. British PM Keir Starmer said in Parliament – Many visuals of the plane coming to London with many British citizens crashing in Ahmedabad are very horrific. I am being informed about every update. My condolences are with the victims. He said that a team has been sent to India to help the Indian authorities. The Foreign Secretary is working on this and we will give information about it as soon as possible. At the same time, British MP Lucy Powell said in Parliament that the British government will provide all possible help to the people on board the Air India plane. There are many families who are waiting for their loved ones to come. This is a matter of great concern. We express our deepest condolences to all those families. Two British passengers had allegedly made this video before the Air India flight… Pictures after the accident… Britain released a helpline number The British Foreign Ministry has said that it is working with local authorities in India to find out every aspect of the accident and help the people involved in it. If any British citizen needs help from the consulate or is worried about their friends or family, they can call 020 7008 5000. At the same time, Portugal’s State Secretary for Community Affairs Emidio Sousa said that 7 Portuguese citizens with dual nationality were on board the plane crash. Portuguese authorities are trying to gather information about all those people. The pilot had 8200 hours of experience According to Flightradar24, the last signal of the plane was received at an altitude of 190 meters (625 feet), which was immediately after takeoff. India’s civil aviation regulator DGCA said that the plane took off from runway 23 at 1:39 pm. After takeoff, the plane sent a mayday call (emergency message) to the air traffic controller, but there was no response after that. According to DGCA, there were a total of 242 people on board the plane, including two pilots and 10 cabin crew. The pilot had 8,200 hours and the co-pilot had 1,100 hours of flying experience. Boeing 787 plane crashed for the first time According to BBC, this is the first time a Boeing 787 plane has crashed. It is also known as Dreamliner. This model was launched by Boeing 14 years ago. Boeing had announced in April that 100 crore people have travelled on Dreamliner. During this time Boeing 787 has flown 50 lakh flights. There were 50-60 doctors in the building on which the plane crashed. The building which the Air India plane collided with was a hostel for intern doctors. According to the information, there were 50 to 60 intern doctors here. Resident doctors lived in the block adjacent to it. PM Narendra Modi and Amit Shah have left for Ahmedabad from Delhi. Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu is also with them. After the plane crash, Air India has issued a helpline number. This number is 1800-5691-444. Green corridor created to take the injured to the hospital. Rescue and relief work is going on at the site of Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad. Former Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani died in the plane crash. A green corridor is being created to take the injured passengers to the hospital for treatment. ———————————— Read these news related to the Ahmedabad plane crash… 1. World media on the Ahmedabad plane crash: CNN wrote – Air India plane going to London crashed. Air India’s Boeing 787 Dreamliner plane has crashed in Ahmedabad. There were 242 passengers on board including 53 British, 7 Portuguese and a Canadian citizen. More than 100 people have been reported dead so far. Read the full news here… 2. See the Ahmedabad plane crash in PHOTOS, dead bodies scattered on the roads, bodies burnt – difficult to identify. More than 100 passengers have died in the Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. There were 242 passengers on board the plane going from Ahmedabad to London. After the accident, a cloud of smoke was seen in the whole area. (Click to see the full accident) 3. As there were not enough stretchers in the Ahmedabad Civil Hospital, the bodies were brought on hand carts, there is shortage of O negative blood in the hospital. After the Ahmedabad plane crash, the victims of the accident are being brought to the civil hospital for treatment. If there is shortage of stretchers in the hospital, then the bodies are being carried on hand carts. After shortage of O negative blood in the hospital, an appeal has been made for blood donation. (Click for minute-to-minute information) 4. Plane collided with 4 buildings of doctor’s hostel in Ahmedabad: 50-60 intern doctors were present in Atulya Hostel at the time of lunch, 6 bodies have been found so far In Ahmedabad, Air India’s Boeing 787 Dreamliner plane collided with 4 buildings of Civil Hospital’s hostel. In which resident doctors lived. 50 to 60 intern doctors were present in the hostel during the incident. Most of them were having lunch in the mess. The impact of the blast was so much that even the bodies of the doctors present inside were shattered into pieces. (Click to read the complete news) 5. Suddenly it turned into a ball of fire after take-off: Controversy ranging from the battery to the design of Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft Boeing’s 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft is known for its fuel efficiency and comfortable journey. However, questions have been raised continuously about its safety. After flaws were found in it, its fleet was banned from flying across the world for 3 months. Read 5 controversies related to this plane in Bhaskar Explainer. 6. 5 big plane accidents in India: Two planes collided in Haryana, 349 deaths, Ahmedabad plane fell into a ditch in Karnataka, 100 bodies have been recovered so far in the accident. We are telling you about 5 big accidents in the country. (Click to read)
