Air India Cancels EIGHT International Boeing Dreamliner Flights

Air India has actually axed eight planned airplane journeys following the crash that killed 270 people.

The company’s Gatwick-bound plane bring 242 passengers, consisting of 53 British nationals, crashed just moments after liftoff from Ahmedabad Airport in the northwestern Indian state of Gujarat.

The Boeing 787 Dreamliner careened back down to earth in the densely populated Meghani area of the city minutes after leaving the runway at about 1.40 pm local time (8.10 am BST) last Thursday.

Now aircrafts earmarked to take a trip for Air India in between Paris, Vienna and Dubai have been cancelled – and authorities have actually also begun inspecting Air India’s whole fleet of Boeing 787 Dreamliners, Minister of Civil Aviation Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu stated.

Factors involved include unavailability of aircraft, technical issues, airspace limitations and extended safety checks, the Guardian reported.

Meanwhile, another Air India flight on the same path as the plane that crashed last week has been cancelled because of ‘preventive checks’, the airline company stated.

Flight AI159 was prepared to depart Ahmedabad, India, at 1.10 pm regional time on Tuesday, and reach London Gatwick airport at 6.25 pm BST.

Air India’s site reveals the flight was initially postponed by one hour and 50 minutes however was later cancelled.

Air India’s Gatwick-bound airplane carrying 242 travelers, consisting of 53 British nationals, crashed just minutes after liftoff from Ahmedabad Airport last Thursday

People hold candles as they take part in an unique prayer ceremony for the victims of an Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner airplane

India’s civil air travel minister Ram Mohan Naidu made a statement after the disaster

A flight from Gatwick to Amritsar, India, set to leave at 8pm BST was likewise axed.

The cancelled flights were arranged to be run by a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, which is the same type of aircraft that crashed shortly after liftoff at Ahmedabad last Thursday.

An Air India spokesperson said: ‘Flight AI 159 from Ahmedabad to Gatwick has been cancelled today due to the unavailability of the airplane,.

That was aid to be arising from airspace limitations and additional precautionary checks, leading to longer than typical turn-around of aircraft, and not due to any technical snag as claimed.

‘We regret the hassle caused to our passengers and have actually made alternative arrangements to fly them to their destination.’

The airline company said impacted travelers are being used hotel lodging and complete refunds or rescheduling.

Recently’s crash was one of the most dangerous plane mishaps in regards to the variety of British nationals eliminated.

The Air India aircraft struck a medical college hostel in a property part of Ahmedabad, eliminating 241 of the 242 people on board, 52 of whom were British.

The Air India flight to London with 242 people on board, including two pilots and 10 cabin crew members, crashed Thursday quickly after launch from an airport in Gujarat

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The sole surviving passenger was UK nationwide Vishwash Kumar Ramesh.

Among the victims were Akeel Nanawaba, Hannaa Vorajee and their child Sarah, 4, Fiongal and Jamie Greenlaw-Meek, Javed Ali Syed, his other half and 2 children, Raxa Modha, her grand son Rudra and her daughter-in-law Yasha Kamdar, and Ajaykumar Ramesh, the bro of the tragedy’s only survivor.

Vishwash Kumar Ramesh (envisioned), who was seated in 11A, is British and informed the Hindustan Times he had actually lived in London for twenty years.

His brother Ajaykumar accompanied him on the flight and was rested on the other side of the aisle in seat 11J, however he regretfully perished in the fireball explosion.

Among the other victims were Akeel Nanawaba, 36, his partner Hannaa Vorajee, 30, and their daughter Sarah, 4, who had actually been flying home from a five-day family event when the Dreamliner crashed.

The successful young couple ran an international recruitment company with offices in Ahmedabad and Gloucester.

Their stunned business partner Shoyeb Khan Nagori told MailOnline: ‘I had supper with them last night. They were a charming family and Akeel and his spouse were very effective people.’

Mr Nagori stated he was too upset to find the words to describe their child Sarah who had hung around with her grandfather throughout the short see.

Search and save groups react to the scene of an aircraft crash in Ahmedabad, India, Thursday, June 12, 2025

Debris is seen at the website where Air India flight 171 crashed in a suburb near the airport in Ahmedabad on June 12, 2025

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He said: ‘They were here to celebrate a household festival and to invest some time with Akeel’s father.

‘Akeel was a really excellent male, I’m in shock, we were all having dinner together the night before.’

Mr Nagori was with hundreds of other loved ones of crash victims awaiting updates at the Civil Hospital in Ahmedabad.

He founded recruitment business Iceberg Outsourcing Services with Mr Nanbawa, who was the managing director.

Javed Ali Syed, a hotel manager at the very best Western Kensington Olympia Hotel and his partner Mariam were also guests on the fallen Air India Flight 171 this early morning/

A video posted to social media appeared to reveal the plane descending in a regulated way with a high nose angle and landing equipment released/

The airplane briefly disappeared from view behind trees and buildings.

Recently widowed Raxa Modha, 55, her grandson two-year-old Rudra, and her daughter-in-law Yasha Kamdar are all believed to have been onboard the ill-fated airliner.

Wreckage of a Boeing 787 Dreamliner lies at the site where the Air India plane crashed in Ahmedabad, India, June 12, 2025

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Mrs Modha had actually been in India for a long time fulfilling the passing away desire of her ill spouse Kishor who had actually desired to live out his last days in his homeland.

Following his recent passing, the mother-of-three was returning with her household to their home in Northamptonshire when catastrophe struck today.

In a twist of fate, Kishan Modha – the young child’s daddy and Raxa’s son – had actually likewise remained in India but was not on the flight as he was because of catch another tomorrow.

Talking to MailOnline, a family pal said: ‘It’s extremely sad, the whole family is already grieving Kishor’s death.

Air hostess Nganthoi Sharma Kongbrailatpam was named by regional media as being on board the unfortunate Flight 171/

Neighbours at her household’s separated home in Wellingborough stated Mrs Modha is a ‘beautiful woman’.

They stated she had remained in India for an extended duration to support her spouse who was fighting a health problem.

The mayor for Wellingborough, Raj Mishra offered his condolences to the household on a post on Facebook adding it was ravaging for the local community.

Rescuers operate at the website of an aircraft that crashed in India’s northwestern city of Ahmedabad in Gujarat state, Thursday, June12, 2025

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‘I extend my inmost condolences to their households, good friends, and all those affected by this heartbreaking event,’ he included.

Aviation professionals state that the Boeing 787 Dreamliner might have suddenly lost power ‘at the most vital stage of flight’ after departure.

The possible causes are believed to consist of a fast change in wind or a bird strike causing a double engine stall.

Officials from India’s Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau are now at the scene to perform an analysis of the wreckage and recover the stricken jet’s black box.

Videos reveals the airplane rapidly losing altitude – with its nose up – before it hit a building and erupted in a violent surge.

In the beginning, the airplane seems descending in a regulated way with a high nose angle and landing equipment released.

It then quickly disappears from view behind trees and buildings before an enormous fireball all of a sudden appears on the horizon.

A huge path of smoke can consequently be seen rippling from the crash website.

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Other video clips reveal a substantial cloud of black smoke filling the sky as distressed observers collect in the of the Indian city as turmoil unfolds.

Footage also showed pieces of the plane’s fuselage and tail extending from a destroyed building.

Firefighters at the scene splashed the smouldering stacks of particles with their hoses as pictures and videos taken by horrified locals in Meghani showed a substantial plume of thick black smoke originating from the crash website.

The flight supposedly reached an altitude of simply 625 feet before it started to descend, according to flight tracking service Flightradar 24,.

The organisation stated the plane’s transponder signal dropped simply seconds after it left the runway.

Flightradar 24 included:” We got the last signal from the aircraft at 08:08:51 UTC, just seconds after take off. ‘

India’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation said the aircraft sent out a mayday call minutes before the crash.

Air India’s chairman Natarajan Chandrasekaran shared a statement that read: ‘With profound sorrow I confirm that Air India Flight 171 operating Ahmedabad London Gatwick was associated with a terrible mishap the other day.

Astonishing video footage showed the man leaving the scene with some noticeable injuries to his face

Air India’s chairman Natarajan Chandrasekaran has actually posted a declaration

‘It is very frustrating that it is a Dreamliner as it is an advanced Boeing. We can not eliminate security issues. But this is all speculation on my part.’

‘Our ideas and inmost acknowledgements are with the families and enjoyed ones of all those affected by this devastating occasion

‘At this minute, our main focus is on supporting all the afflicted people and their families.

‘We are doing whatever in our power to help the emergency response teams at the site and to provide all necessary assistance and care to those affected.’