Episode 2963
Air India Flight 171
Fri, 2025-Jun-13 06:05 UTC
Length - 1:59
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With 667,119 views on Thursday, 12 June 2025 our article of the day is Air India Flight 171.
Air India Flight 171 was a scheduled international passenger flight operated by Air India from Ahmedabad Airport in India to London Gatwick Airport in the United Kingdom. On 12 June 2025, at 1:39 p.m. IST, the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner operating the flight crashed approximately thirty seconds after takeoff into the Hostel block of B. J. Medical College in Meghaninagar neighbourhood of Ahmedabad.
The aircraft was carrying 230 passengers and 12 crew members. At least 269 people died, including 241 people on the flight and at least 28 people on the ground. A single passenger survived, with the crash becoming the deadliest aviation disaster with a sole survivor. This accident is the first fatal crash and hull loss involving the Boeing 787 Dreamliner.
This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 06:05 UTC on Friday, 13 June 2025.
For the full current version of the article, see Air India Flight 171 on Wikipedia.
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