Air India Ahmedabad Plane Crash: Videos Show Thick Smoke Billowing from Accident Site Near Airport

An Air India flight en route to London Gatwick with 242 passengers onboard crashed at around 1:50 pm after it took off from the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International airport. Among the videos showing how the tragedy unfolded near Meghaninagar, a clip shows the aftermath of the incident. A huge debris of the plane remnants can be seen with thick black smoke emanating from the site near the airport. However, the video does not confirm the casualties.

According to DGCA, it was an Air India B787 aircraft VT-ANB, which crashed immediately after takeoff. The aircraft was under the command of Captain Sumeet Sabharwal with First Officer Clive Kundar. While Sabharwal is an LTC with 8200 hours of experience, including 1100 hours of flying experience. DGCA confirmed the aircraft sent a MAYDAY call to Air Traffic Control (ATC) but received no immediate response. The response came only after the aircraft had fallen on the ground, crashing into the medical college hostel outside the airport's perimeter.

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