Ahmadabad london ai flight crash: The Air India flight to London crashed in the afternoon in Ahmedabad on Thursday (June 12, 2025). A passenger aboard the plane survived in this horrific incident. 265 people, including the remaining 241 passengers, died. It also includes former Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani. This passenger named Vishwakumar Ramesh was on the ’11A ‘seat of Boeing 787 Dreamliner, with 242 passengers and crew members. He was going to London with his brother.
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1. The Maharashtra government has issued helpline numbers for relatives of the victims in the case. The Disaster Management Cell at the State Secretariat of Maharashtra, Ministry released three helpline numbers in a statement-022-22027990, 022-22794229 and 9321587143. An emergency helpline number 1070 was also released.
2. Britain has formed crisis management teams in Delhi and London to help the families of the people crashed in the crashed aircraft of Air India. Britain’s Foreign Minister David Lammy gave this information to the country’s Parliament. Lammy said in an emergency statement in the House of Commons that British citizens were also riding in the crashed aircraft. Although the minister did not reveal the number of British citizens, but according to reports, 53 of the 242 people in the crashed aircraft of Air India were UK citizens.
3. Lammy told the MPs, “My condolences and I am sure that the condolences of the entire House are with those who have been affected by the tragic aircraft accident in India today.” He said, “We know that British citizens were also riding on this aircraft and I can confirm that FCDO (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) along with local authorities is working immediately to help the British citizens and their families and has formed a crisis management team in both Delhi and London.”
4. The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Air India and Managing Director (MD) Campbell Wilson expressed deep grief over the crashes of the Boeing 787-8 aircraft of the aviation company. He said that this is a difficult day for everyone in Air India. Wilson said in a video statement that the aviation company is actively working with authorities on all emergency response efforts.
5. He said, “First and foremost I want to express deep grief over this accident. This is a difficult day for all of us in India and now our full attention is focused on the needs of our passengers, crew members, their families and loved ones.” Wilson said that at this time people will have many questions, but they will not be able to answer everyone. He said, “But I definitely want to share the information we have at this time. Here, India’s flight number AI-171, which was operated from Boeing 787-8 aircraft for London-Gatwick, crashed a few minutes after flying.”
6. Air India said that it will operate two relief flights from Delhi and Mumbai to Ahmedabad for the families of passengers and crew members. According to Air India, Delhi-Ahmedabad Relief Flight IX-1555 will depart on June 12 at 11 pm, while Ahmedabad-Delhi flight IX 1556 will leave on 13 June at 01.10 pm.
7. The airline said that the AI ​​1402 Mumbai-Ahmedabad flight will depart on June 12 at 11 pm, while Ahmedabad-Mumbai Flight AI 1409 will leave on 13 June at 01.15 pm. The airline said that the families of passengers and employees in Delhi and Mumbai who want to travel on these flights can call the airline’s hotline 1800 5691 444. Apart from this, Air India said that those who are coming from international destinations and want to travel, they can call the second hotline +91 8062779200 of the airline.
8. Former Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani died in the Air India aircraft accident. Union Minister CR Patil gave this information. Rupani was 68 years old. He was the Chief Minister of the state from 2016 to 2021 after winning the assembly elections from Rajkot West Assembly seat in Gujarat.
9. Two cabin crew members of Manipur also died in this accident. The deceased have been identified as Kongalatapam Naganathoi Sharma, a resident of Thobal Avang Leikai in Thobal district and Singson Lamanunthhem in Churachandpur district. A wave of mourning has raged in Manipur since the information of this sad incident.
10. Nagnathoi was working as a cabin crew member in Air India for the last one and a half years. Among the three sisters, Majhali Naganathoi sent a message to his sister at around 11:38 am just before the accident. In the message, she wrote, “I am going to London. In a few minutes, we will fly. We will not be able to talk for some time.” This message proved to be his last message.
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