Speaking to ANI, Pawan Khera said, "It was a very sad day in our lives. From the visuals that we are watching on television, things don't look very good. We can only hope. We offer prayers to all the passengers and their family members. I think it is a sad day for the country."
After the tragic crash of Air India flight 171 near Ahmedabad, a local at the Ahmedabad Civil Hospital said the accident must be thoroughly investigated and called on Air India to take full responsibility.
The London-bound flight, a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, carrying 242 people, including 12 crew members, crashed shortly after it took off from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport this afternoon, and rammed into a doctors' hostel in the Meghani Nagar area in Ahmedabad.
The Government of Goa has declared state mourning for a day on June 13 in view of the crash incident in Gujarat's Ahmdebad on Thursday, involving a London-bound Air India flight.
Air India has deployed a special team of caregivers to Ahmedabad to assist ground staff following an unspecified incident. The airline is collaborating with local authorities to provide necessary support and extend full cooperation in the ongoing investigation.
"We understand that people are eager for information. Please know that we will continue to share accurate and timely information as soon as we can. But anything we report must be accurate and not speculative; we owe that to everyone involved. For now, our teams are working around the cloc
The messages of grief and solidarity continue to pour in from across the world after the tragic plane crash in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Chief Advisor of the Interim Government of Bangladesh, Muhammad Yunus, are among the several world leaders.
Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi, Congress MP and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi expressed their grief following the plane crash in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, involving an Air India flight bound for London.
In a post on X, Rai said, "The news of the plane crash in Ahmedabad, Gujarat is extremely sad and painful. May God give strength to the families who have lost their loved ones to bear this sorrow."