The Air India flight fell from the sky on Thursday and killed at least 270 people in Gujarat state, officials said Saturday.

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 plane crashed Thursday near a major international airport in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad, the airline and the country’s government said.

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

Officials confirmed recovery of both black boxes from the Air India crash site in Ahmedabad, aiding the ongoing probe into the tragedy that killed 270 people.

A newly engaged couple were among the nearly 300 people who died on June 12 when Air India Flight AI-171 crashed just seconds after takeoff. Hardik Avaiya, 27, and Vibhooti Patel, 28, were traveling back to their home in England after celebrating their engagement with their families and friends when they were killed in the tragic incident.

News of the sole survivor of an Air India plane crash that killed the other 241 people aboard has led to endless fascination online.

The horrific crash of Air India Flight AI171 on Thursday, June 12, 2025, has left the nation in profound grief, with the confirmed death toll now sta

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.