New Delhi aviation officials confirmed Thursday that 242 people were on board Air India flight 171, which was headed to London, when it crashed close to Ahmedabad.
According to India Today, the passenger plane crashed soon after taking off from Ahmedabad’s Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport. There were 12 crew members and 230 passengers on board the doomed aircraft.
Shortly after taking off, the aircraft sent out a mayday call, lost communication with air traffic control, and crashed outside the airport’s perimeter close to Meghaninagar.
The crash’s cause is yet unknown.
