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

The bodies of the 274 victims of the Ahmedabad plane crash, who have been identified, are set to be handed over to their families by the Gujarat government on Sunday, sources said.

In a significant development related to the Ahmedabad plane crash, authorities have successfully matched the DNA of 31 victims. So far, 12 of the identified bodies have been handed over to their respective families.

Three days after a London-bound Air India plane crashed in Ahmedabad, authorities here have so far identified 32 victims through DNA testing and bodies of 14 have been handed over to their families, an official said on Sunday.

"Former Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani lost his life during the Air India crash in Ahmedabad on 12th June. Today, at around 11:10 AM, his DNA has matched. He worked for the people of the state for several

Loychusak, who is now 47, recently took to Facebook to share his shock after knowing that the only survivor of the recent crash in Ahmedabad was also seated in 11A. “The lone survivor of the plane crash in India was sitting in the same seat number as me, 11A. Goosebumps,” he wrote.

Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad has sent shockwaves in the aviation industry alongside various stakeholders as experts find it hard to accept a dual-engine failure as the probable reason behind the tragedy.

Ahmedabad plane crash raises concerns about illegal meat shops near Navi Mumbai airport, increasing bird strike risks. Authorities urged to act.