The flight of India is heading to London with 242 on accidents in northwestern India

The latest:

• Boeing Dreamliner crashed 5 minutes after taking off in India on Thursday afternoon.
• The flight was scheduled to arrive at Gatwick Airport in London on Thursday evening.
• 242 passengers and crew on board.
• At least one Canadian citizen, 53 citizens in the UK on the plane.
• The city official says that the residents of Ahmedabad on the ground have died.
• Modi, Starmer, Air India express condolences to the affected families.

The airline said that the Passenger plane in India heading to London crashed on Thursday in the city of Ahmedabad in northwest India.

The airline said the flight was carrying 242 passengers and crew in general. The Indian officials had previously said 244 on the plane.

Fayez Ahmed Kidoy, Director General of the Civil Aviation Directorate, told Associated Press that India AI 171, Boeing 787-8, was crashed in Meghani Nagar, a residential area in the city of five million. Kidway said that the accident occurred five minutes after taking off at 1:38 pm local time.

The city police commissioner in Ahmed Abad was pessimistic about the possibility of survivors of disruption in the comments made by the Associated Press.

“It seems that there are no survivors of the crash,” said Commissioner GS Malik, adding that with the crash in a residential area with offices, “some locals had also died.

“The fine numbers are confirmed about losses,” he said.

Firefighters blocked the smoking wreckage of the plane, which could have been fully loaded with fuel after take off, and multiple floors surrounding water. The charred bodies lie on the ground.

Indian television news channels reported that the plane crashed on top of the dining area in a medical college, and the visuals showed part of the plane over the building. It was not clear whether there were any medicine students inside the building at the time of the accident.

UK airport confirmed that the flight was heading to Gatwick in London.

Air India said in a publication of social media that in addition to 169 Indian citizens, there were 53 British citizens, seven on board Portugal and one Canadian citizen.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he was in contact with all the important Indian ministers to respond to the accident.

Moody said: “The tragedy was astonished in Ahmed Abad and our sadness.” “It is a heartbreak beyond the words. At this sad watch, my thoughts are with everyone affected by it.”

1st Dreamliner crashes

“Our primary focus is on supporting all affected persons and their families,” said Naratraghan Chandrasikran, Chairman of Air India.

Ali X said that the airline has established an emergency center and a support team for families seeking information about those who were on the trip. “Our ideas and deepest condolences with families and loved ones from all those affected by this devastating event,” he said.

British Prime Minister Kerr Starmer described the viewer in India as “destroyed” and said that “he is updated with the development of the situation, and my ideas with passengers and their families at this very sad time.”

King Charles also expressed his condolences on behalf of himself and to the teeth Camilla. The king also praised the heroic efforts of emergency services and all those who provide assistance and support “at this most sad and shocking time.”

787 Dreamliner is a wide plane and dual engines. This is the first plane crash ever of the Boeing 787, according to the Airlines Safety Network database.

The plane was offered in 2009 and more than 1,000 airlines were delivered, according to Flightradar24. American Airlines has the largest dreamliner fleet, while Air Canada has dozens of work.

One of the most difficult parts of the trip: expert

While taking off and landing are the most dangerous stages on a trip, John McDermed, a professor of computer science at the University of York, pointed out that the plane rose above 200 meters.

“Pierced can thwart take off until very late,” said McDermid. “Therefore, it seems that the problem suddenly occurred in the last part of the boot roll, or shortly after take -off, and it was serious enough to be non -managed.”

He also said that the planes have many backup systems, such as the ability to climb with only one engine, which also made them an extraordinary accident.

The accident occurs amid reports that the US Department of Justice had recently reached an agreement with Boeing that would allow the giant aircraft to avoid criminal prosecution on charges of misleading American organizers about 737 Max Jetliner before the two incidents that killed 346 people in 2018 and 2019.

Boeing’s obstacle fell five months in Indonesia and Ethiopia, with 18 Canadian citizens between the dead in the Ethiopian accident.

“We are in contact with Air India regarding trip 171 and stand ready to support them,” Boeing said.

“Our ideas with passengers, crew and first respondents, all of whom were affected,” the company said.

Boeing Co. shares declined About 9 percent before the opening of trading in the United States

The Federal Aviation Administration said that through the National Transport Safety Council, US government officials will be able to help investigate in the event of this request. The Board of Directors helps to determine the reasons for about 450 international accidents every year.

The last major plane crash occurred in India in 2020 when Air India Express Boeing 737 slipped from a runway in the southern city of Kozhkode, killing 18 people.