Air India has axed eight prepared airplane journeys following the crash that killed 270 people.
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The firm's Gatwick-bound aircraft bring 242 passengers, including 53 British nationals, crashed simply moments after liftoff from Ahmedabad Airport in the northwestern Indian state of Gujarat.
The Boeing 787 Dreamliner careened back down to earth in the largely populated 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 earmarked to travel for Air India in between Paris, Vienna and Dubai have been called off - and authorities have actually likewise started checking Air India's whole fleet of Boeing 787 Dreamliners, Minister of Civil Aviation Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu said.
Factors involved consist of unavailability of airplane, technical issues, airspace limitations and extended security checks, the Guardian reported.
Meanwhile, another Air India flight on the same route as the aircraft that crashed recently has been cancelled since of 'preventive checks', the airline stated.
Flight AI159 was prepared to depart Ahmedabad, India, at 1.10 pm regional time on Tuesday, and get to London Gatwick airport at 6.25 pm BST.
Air India's site shows the flight was at first delayed by one hour and 50 minutes however was later on cancelled.
Air India's Gatwick-bound airplane carrying 242 guests, consisting of 53 British nationals, crashed just moments after liftoff from Ahmedabad Airport last Thursday
People hold candle lights as they participate in an unique prayer ceremony for the victims of an Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner airplane
India's civil air travel minister Ram Mohan Naidu made a statement after the catastrophe
A flight from Gatwick to Amritsar, India, set to depart at 8pm BST was also axed.
The cancelled flights were arranged to be run by a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, which is the exact same type of aircraft that crashed soon after take-off at Ahmedabad last Thursday.
An Air India representative said: 'Flight AI 159 from Ahmedabad to Gatwick has been cancelled today due to the unavailability of the airplane,.
That was help to be arising from airspace restrictions and extra precautionary checks, causing longer than usual turnaround of aircraft, and not due to any technical snag as claimed.
'We regret the hassle caused to our passengers and have made alternative plans to fly them to their location.'
The airline company said affected travelers are being provided hotel lodging and full refunds or rescheduling.
Last week's crash was one of the most dangerous airplane accidents in regards to the number of British nationals killed.
The Air India aircraft struck a medical college hostel in a residential part of Ahmedabad, killing 241 of the 242 people on board, 52 of whom were British.
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The sole surviving passenger 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 other half and two kids, Raxa Modha, her grand son Rudra and her daughter-in-law Yasha Kamdar, and Ajaykumar Ramesh, the brother of the catastrophe's only survivor.
Vishwash Kumar Ramesh (visualized), who was seated in 11A, is British and informed the Hindustan Times he had lived in London for twenty years.
His sibling Ajaykumar accompanied him on the flight and was sat on the other side of the aisle in seat 11J, however he unfortunately perished in the fireball surge.
Among the other victims were Akeel Nanawaba, 36, his partner Hannaa Vorajee, 30, and their daughter Sarah, 4, who had actually been flying home from a five-day family celebration when the Dreamliner crashed.
The successful young couple ran a global recruitment agency with offices in Ahmedabad and Gloucester.
Their shocked organization partner Shoyeb Khan Nagori told MailOnline: 'I had dinner with them last night. They were a lovely household and Akeel and his wife were exceptionally effective individuals.'
Mr Nagori stated he was too upset to discover the words to explain their child Sarah who had actually hung around with her grandfather throughout the quick check out.
Search and rescue teams respond to the scene of a plane 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 guy, I remain in shock, we were all having dinner together the night before.'
Mr Nagori was with hundreds of other loved ones of crash victims awaiting updates at the Civil Hospital in Ahmedabad.
He established recruitment company Iceberg Outsourcing Services with Mr Nanbawa, who was the managing director.
Javed Ali Syed, a hotel manager at the very best Western Kensington Olympia Hotel and his wife Mariam were likewise passengers on the fallen Air India Flight 171 this morning/
A video posted to social media appeared to show the plane coming down in a controlled way with a high nose angle and landing equipment released/
The aircraft for a little while vanished from view behind trees and buildings.
Recently widowed Raxa Modha, 55, her grandson two-year-old Rudra, and her daughter-in-law Yasha Kamdar are all believed to have actually been onboard the ill-fated airliner.
Wreckage of a Boeing 787 Dreamliner lies at the website where the Air India aircraft crashed in Ahmedabad, India, June 12, 2025
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Mrs Modha had actually remained in India for a long time fulfilling the passing away desire of her ill other half Kishor who had 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 this morning.
In a twist of fate, Kishan Modha - the young child's father and Raxa's son - had likewise been in India however was not on the flight as he was because of capture another tomorrow.
Speaking with MailOnline, a family pal said: 'It's extremely unfortunate, the entire household is already 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 family's removed home in Wellingborough said Mrs Modha is a 'beautiful woman'.
They stated she had actually remained in India for a prolonged duration to support her other half who was battling a disease.
The mayor for Wellingborough, Raj Mishra offered his acknowledgements to the household on a post on Facebook including it was devastating for the local neighborhood.
Rescuers work 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, miraculously survived the aircraft catastrophe. Pictured: Prime Minister Narendra Modi (L) meeting with Vishwash Kumar Ramesh in an Ahmedabad hospital
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'I extend my deepest condolences to their households, friends, and all those affected by this heartbreaking event,' he added.
Aviation specialists state that the Boeing 787 Dreamliner might have all of a sudden lost power 'at the most critical stage of flight' after departure.
The possible causes are thought to consist of a rapid modification in wind or a bird strike resulting in 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 retrieve the stricken jet's black box.
Videos shows the aircraft rapidly losing altitude - with its nose up - before it hit a structure and emerged in a violent explosion.
Initially, the airplane seems coming down in a controlled manner with a high nose angle and landing gear deployed.
It then briefly disappears from view behind trees and buildings before an enormous fireball suddenly appears on the horizon.
A big path of smoke can subsequently be seen rippling from the crash website.
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Other video show a big cloud of black smoke filling the sky as distressed onlookers collect in the streets of the Indian city as chaos unfolds.
Footage also revealed pieces of the aircraft's fuselage and tail extending from a demolished structure.
Firefighters at the scene splashed the smouldering piles of debris with their tubes as photos and videos taken by horrified residents in Meghani revealed a huge plume of thick black smoke emanating from the crash website.
The flight reportedly reached an elevation of simply 625 feet before it began to descend, according to flight tracking service Flightradar 24,.
The organisation stated the airplane's transponder signal dropped just seconds after it left the runway.
Flightradar 24 added:" We received the last signal from the aircraft at 08:08:51 UTC, just seconds after take off. '
India's Directorate General of Civil Aviation stated the plane sent out a mayday call minutes before the crash.
Air India's chairman Natarajan Chandrasekaran shared a statement that read: 'With extensive sorrow I verify that Air India Flight 171 operating Ahmedabad London Gatwick was involved in an awful mishap yesterday.
Astonishing video footage showed the man leaving the scene with some visible injuries to his face
Air India's chairman Natarajan Chandrasekaran has actually posted a statement
'It is very disappointing that it is a Dreamliner as it is an advanced Boeing. We can not dismiss security issues. But this is all speculation on my part.'
'Our thoughts and deepest condolences are with the households and loved among all those impacted by this devastating occasion
'At this moment, our primary focus is on supporting all the affected people and their families.
'We are doing everything in our power to help the emergency reaction teams at the website and to provide all needed support and care to those impacted.'
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