Air India Flight Crashes at Ahmadabad with 242 on board

Air India flight Crashes with 242 on board

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00:00Horrifying scenes in India. Huge plumes of smoke rising over the western city of Ahmedabad.

00:07Air India Flight 171, bound for London Gatwick, disappeared from radar within seconds of departure.

00:15Eyewitnesses say the jet plunged and erupted into flames, with 242 people on board.

00:21Flight tracking data shows the Boeing 787 lost signal at 625 feet, less than a minute after takeoff.

00:30This is a Boeing 787. This will be the first accident involving a 787, and it just celebrated a billion passengers carried safely over 11 years.

00:42It's basically had a flawless record. Up till today, no passenger has been lost on this Boeing 787.

00:50Its safety record, until today, virtually spotless. The crash site, near a heavily populated area, now swarming with emergency teams.

00:58India's civil aviation minister says all agencies are on high alert, coordinating rescue and recovery.

01:05Gatwick Airport, where Flight 171 was supposed to land, confirmed the incident.

01:09Instead of welcoming loved ones, families there are now contacting Air India's emergency support center.