Former Gujarat Chief Minister and BJP leader Vijay Rupani lost his life in the AI-171 plane crash, his neighbour and family doctor, Dr Nayan Shah, said it is hard to believe he is no longer with us.
A total of 241 people on the Boeing 787-8, including 12 crew members, have been reported dead in the crash, as confirmed by the airline's post-midnight report on Friday.
"Tribute to everyone who lost their lives in the very tragic accident in Ahmedabad! In this hour of grief, all of us are with every bereaved family. All the functions of SP will remain postponed for the next 3 days," Yadav posted on X.
The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, carrying 242 people, including 12 crew members, crashed shortly after take-off from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport on Thursday afternoon.
The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, carrying 242 people, including 12 crew members, crashed shortly after taking off from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport on Thursday afternoon.
Relatives and families of people aboard the London-bound Air India flight that crashed in Gujarat's Ahmedabad on Thursday afternoon are desperately seeking information about their loved ones, with many still unaware of their fate.
Reacting to the Gujarat plane crash, former Pilot Ehsan Khalid said that the visuals of the crash of Air India flight carrying 242 people show that the aircraft faced "loss of power." However, he added that it is unlikely that "both engines would lose power simultaneously."
Madhya Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Jagdish Devda on Thursday expressed grief over the tragic plane crash in Gujarat's Ahmedabad and said that the whole nation is in shock and pained by the incident.
Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu, who visited the crash site of the Air India flight near Ahmedabad, assured that a fair and thorough investigation would be carried out to uncover the cause behind the tragic incident.
A Kerala woman from Thiruvalla in Pathanamthitta district was onboard the London-bound Air India Flight AI171, which crashed shortly after it took off earlier on Thursday afternoon.
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.