Reports out of India suggest that at least one passenger survived the horrific crash of an Air India flight just moments after liftoff from Ahmedabad, bound for London.
The aircraft was carrying more than 200 passengers and crew when it crashed into a residential area just moments after takeoff.
Initially, it was reported that everyone on board the Boeing 787-8 had died in the fiery crash, but reports now suggest at least one passenger, a man who local police say produced a ticket and was named on the flight manifest, managed to walk away.
The exact number of people who died in the crash and the number of victims on the ground may not be fully understood for some time.
A tweet from India Today claims to show a man walking away from the crash scene.
Ramesh Viswashkumar, The sole survivor of the Air India crash escaped by jumping from the plane. He was on seat number 11A. #AirIndia #AhmedabadNews #Gujarat #PlaneCrash #ITReel pic.twitter.com/NsMBeZOkbX
— IndiaToday (@IndiaToday) June 12, 2025
Earlier story
Officials believe there are no survivors after an Air India flight with nearly 250 people onboard went down in a fiery crash in India’s northwestern city of Ahmedabad earlier today.
The Boeing 7-87 Dreamliner, bound for London’s Gatwick Airport, crashed into a residential area just moments after taking off around 1:40 p.m. local time today.
Air India Dreamliner crash flight AI171
A sad day for aviation @AirNavRadar
— Flight Emergency (@FlightEmergency) June 12, 2025
Purported video of the plane shows it struggling to gain altitude after takeoff and a fiery explosion on impact with heavy, black smoke billowing from the crash site.
CNN is quoting a police official who says the plane struck a doctor’s hostel.
Officials say there was one Canadian on board.
We are following reports of a crash of Air India flight #AI171 from Ahmedabad to London. We received the last signal from the aircraft at 08:08:51 UTC, just seconds after take off.
The aircraft involved is a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner with registration VT-ANB… pic.twitter.com/EmKKISJldF
— Flightradar24 (@flightradar24) June 12, 2025
