Air India flight AI171, a Boeing 787-8 carrying 242 people, crashed after taking off from Ahmedabad on its way to London.

Vishwaskumar Ramesh, the only survivor of the Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad, India, said he "thought I would die" as he recovers in hospital.

An Air India passenger plane carrying more than 200 people crashed after taking off from an airport in the Indian city of Ahmedabad on Thursday.

Air India Flight AI171, a passenger jet bound for London, crashed just seconds after it left Ahmedabad in India on June 12, 2025. Here's everything to know about why Air India Flight AI171 crashed, who the victims were and who the sole survivor is.

The plane, which was headed to London Gatwick, crashed shortly after taking off. More than 200 bodies have been recovered.

An Air India plane with more than 200 people on board crashed near the airport in India's city of Ahmedabad, the airline and police officials said.

Britain's King Charles and Queen Camilla ride a carriage as part of the Trooping the Colour parade which honours King Charles on his official birthday, in London, Britain,. REUTERS/Isabel Infantes LONDON (Reuters) -Britain's King Charles and other senior royals wore black armbands at the "Trooping the Colour" military parade on Saturday as a mark of respect for the victims of the Air India plane crash.

King Charles III and other members of the royal family in uniform wore black armbands during his annual birthday parade Saturday as the monarch commemorated those who died in this week’s Air India pla