Air India plane carrying 242 crashes in India en route to United Kingdom
ABC NewsThursday, June 12, 2025 at 11:58:24 AM
An Air India flight with 242 people on board crashed in India while traveling from Ahmedabad to London Gatwick. The airline confirmed the incident involving Flight AI171, but details about casualties or the cause are still unclear.
Editor’s Note: Plane crashes are rare but devastating, and this one will raise urgent questions about safety protocols, especially for long-haul flights. Families of those onboard are facing an agonizing wait for updates, while authorities will be under pressure to determine what went wrong—whether it was mechanical failure, human error, or something else. Given Air India's history and the global scrutiny on aviation safety post-pandemic, this story will likely dominate headlines for days.
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