A large Air India passenger jet crashed in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad, shortly after taking off for London on June 12. Here's what to know.

The sole survivor of the Air India plane crash escaped the fiery wreckage through an emergency exit door, he said, while his brother was among the more than 240 killed, despite being just seats away.

Rescuers work at the site of an airplane that crashed in India’s northwestern city of Ahmedabad in Gujarat state, Thursday, June 12, 2025. AP All flights were suspended by the Ahmedabad airport.

An Air India Boeing 787 crashed after takeoff in Ahmedabad, India, killing an unknown number of the people on board. The cause of the crash is currently unknown and is under investigation by ...

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