Air India has actually axed 8 planned airplane journeys following the crash that killed 270 individuals.

The company's Gatwick-bound aircraft carrying 242 passengers, including 53 British nationals, crashed simply moments after take-off from Ahmedabad Airport in the northwestern Indian state of Gujarat.

The Boeing 787 Dreamliner careened back down to earth in the largely inhabited Meghani location of the city minutes after leaving the runway at about 1.40 pm local time (8.10 am BST) last Thursday.

Now planes allocated to take a trip for Air India in between Paris, Vienna and Dubai have actually been called off - and authorities have actually likewise started examining Air India's entire fleet of Boeing 787 Dreamliners, Minister of Civil Aviation Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu said.

Factors involved consist of unavailability of aircraft, technical issues, airspace restrictions and extended safety checks, the Guardian reported.

Meanwhile, another Air India flight on the very same route as the aircraft that crashed recently has actually been cancelled since of 'preventive checks', the airline stated.

Flight AI159 was planned to depart Ahmedabad, India, at 1.10 pm regional time on Tuesday, and reach London Gatwick airport at 6.25 pm BST.

Air India's website shows the flight was initially delayed by one hour and 50 minutes however was later on cancelled.

Air India's Gatwick-bound plane carrying 242 travelers, consisting of 53 British nationals, crashed just minutes after take-off from Ahmedabad Airport last Thursday

People hold candle lights as they participate in an unique prayer event for the victims of an Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft

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A flight from Gatwick to Amritsar, India, set to depart at 8pm BST was also axed.

The cancelled flights were scheduled to be run by a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, which is the exact same kind of aircraft that crashed shortly after liftoff at Ahmedabad last Thursday.

An Air India spokesperson said: 'Flight AI 159 from Ahmedabad to Gatwick has actually been cancelled today due to the unavailability of the aircraft,.

That was help to be arising from airspace restrictions and additional precautionary checks, resulting in longer than normal turn-around of aircraft, and not due to any technical snag as claimed.

'We are sorry for the inconvenience caused to our guests and have made alternative arrangements to fly them to their destination.'

The airline company stated affected guests are being used hotel lodging and complete refunds or rescheduling.

Last week's crash was one of the most dangerous airplane mishaps in terms of the number of British nationals killed.

The Air India aircraft struck a medical college hostel in a domestic part of Ahmedabad, eliminating 241 of the 242 people on board, 52 of whom were British.

The Air India flight to London with 242 individuals on board, including two pilots and 10 cabin crew members, crashed Thursday soon after departure from an airport in Gujarat

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The sole making it through traveler was UK national Vishwash Kumar Ramesh.

Among the victims were Akeel Nanawaba, Hannaa Vorajee and their daughter Sarah, 4, Fiongal and Jamie Greenlaw-Meek, Javed Ali Syed, his wife and 2 kids, Raxa Modha, her grandson Rudra and her daughter-in-law Yasha Kamdar, and Ajaykumar Ramesh, the sibling of the tragedy's only survivor.

Vishwash Kumar Ramesh (pictured), who was seated in 11A, is British and told the Hindustan Times he had resided in London for twenty years.

His brother Ajaykumar accompanied him on the flight and was rested on the opposite of the aisle in seat 11J, but he sadly died in the fireball surge.

Among the other victims were Akeel Nanawaba, 36, his wife Hannaa Vorajee, 30, and their child Sarah, 4, who had been flying home from a five-day family celebration when the Dreamliner crashed.

The successful young couple ran a worldwide recruitment company with offices in Ahmedabad and Gloucester.

Their surprised organization partner Shoyeb Khan Nagori told MailOnline: 'I had dinner with them last night. They were a lovely family and Akeel and his other half were very effective individuals.'

Mr Nagori said he was too upset to find the words to describe their daughter Sarah who had actually hung out with her grandpa during the quick visit.

Search and save teams react to the scene of an airplane crash in Ahmedabad, India, Thursday, June 12, 2025

Debris is seen at the site where Air India flight 171 crashed in a house near the airport in Ahmedabad on June 12, 2025

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He said: 'They were here to celebrate a household festival and to invest some time with Akeel's dad.

'Akeel was an actually excellent man, I remain in shock, we were all having supper together the night before.'

Mr Nagori was with numerous other loved ones of crash victims awaiting updates at the Civil Hospital in Ahmedabad.

He founded recruitment business Iceberg Outsourcing Services with Mr Nanbawa, who was the managing director.

Javed Ali Syed, a hotel supervisor at the very best Western Kensington Olympia Hotel and his partner Mariam were likewise guests on the fallen Air India Flight 171 today/

A video published to social media appeared to show the aircraft coming down in a controlled manner with a high nose angle and landing gear deployed/

The aircraft momentarily disappeared from view behind trees and structures.

Recently widowed Raxa Modha, 55, her grand son two-year-old Rudra, and her daughter-in-law Yasha Kamdar are all thought to have been onboard the unfortunate airliner.

Wreckage of a Boeing 787 Dreamliner lies at the website where the Air India plane crashed in Ahmedabad, India, June 12, 2025

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Mrs Modha had actually remained in India for some time fulfilling the dying dream of her ill hubby Kishor who had actually desired to live out his last days in his homeland.

Following his current death, the mother-of-three was returning with her household to their home in Northamptonshire when disaster struck today.

In a twist of fate, Kishan Modha - the toddler's father and Raxa's child - had likewise been in India but was not on the flight as he was because of catch another tomorrow.

Talking to MailOnline, a household good friend stated: 'It's extremely unfortunate, the entire household is currently grieving Kishor's death.

Air hostess Nganthoi Sharma Kongbrailatpam was named by regional media as being on board the ill-fated Flight 171/

Neighbours at her household's removed home in Wellingborough stated Mrs Modha is a 'beautiful girl'.

They said she had been in India for a prolonged duration to support her husband who was battling an illness.

The mayor for Wellingborough, Raj Mishra provided his condolences to the family on a post on Facebook adding it was ravaging for the local community.

Rescuers operate at the site of an airplane that crashed in India's northwestern city of Ahmedabad in Gujarat state, Thursday, June12, 2025

Briton Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, 40, unbelievely survived the airplane disaster. Pictured: Prime Minister Narendra Modi (L) conference with Vishwash Kumar Ramesh in an Ahmedabad healthcare facility

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'I extend my deepest condolences to their families, pals, and all those affected by this event,' he included.

Aviation professionals state that the Boeing 787 Dreamliner may have all of a sudden lost power 'at the most critical stage of flight' after launch.

The possible causes are believed to consist of a quick modification in wind or a bird strike leading to a double engine stall.

Officials from India's Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau are now at the scene to perform an analysis of the wreckage and obtain the stricken jet's black box.

Videos reveals the aircraft quickly losing altitude - with its nose up - before it hit a structure and appeared in a violent surge.

At initially, the airplane appears to be descending in a controlled manner with a high nose angle and landing equipment deployed.

It then briefly disappears from view behind trees and structures before a massive fireball all of a sudden emerges on the horizon.

A substantial trail of smoke can consequently be seen rippling from the crash website.

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Other video clips reveal a substantial cloud of black smoke filling the sky as distressed onlookers gather in the streets of the Indian city as turmoil unfolds.

Footage also revealed pieces of the aircraft's fuselage and tail extending from a demolished structure.

Firefighters at the scene doused the smouldering piles of particles with their tubes as photos and videos taken by horrified homeowners in Meghani showed a substantial plume of thick black smoke emanating from the crash website.

The flight reportedly reached an altitude of just 625 feet before it started to descend, according to flight tracking service Flightradar 24,.

The organisation said the plane's transponder signal dropped simply seconds after it left the runway.

Flightradar 24 added:" We got the last signal from the airplane at 08:08:51 UTC, just seconds after take off. '

India's Directorate General of Civil Aviation stated the airplane sent out a mayday call minutes before the crash.

Air India's chairman Natarajan Chandrasekaran shared a declaration that read: 'With extensive sadness I confirm that Air India Flight 171 running Ahmedabad London Gatwick was associated with a tragic accident the other day.

Astonishing video footage revealed the man leaving the scene with some visible injuries to his face

Air India's chairman Natarajan Chandrasekaran has published a statement

'It is extremely disappointing that it is a Dreamliner as it is a state-of-the-art Boeing. We can not rule out security concerns. But this is all speculation on my part.'

'Our ideas and deepest condolences are with the households and loved among all those affected by this devastating event

'At this minute, our main focus is on supporting all the afflicted people and their families.

'We are doing whatever in our power to assist the emergency situation action teams at the site and to provide all needed assistance and care to those affected.'