Flight AI 171, a Boeing 787‑8 Dreamliner (registration VT‑ANB), departed Ahmedabad for London Gatwick around 1:38 pm IST, but crashed approximately 30 seconds later into the BJ Medical College hostel in MeghaniNagar during its initial climb from runway 23.
The aircraft failed to gain sufficient altitude landing gear remained extended and crashed in a fiery inferno fueled by more than 125,000 liters of jet fuel, generating temperatures near 1,000 °C, which made escape nearly impossible.
242 people on board, with only one survivor: British national Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, seated in emergency row 11A.
Deaths include at least 241 on board, and ~38–33+ on the ground including medical students, staff, their families, and a former Gujarat CM.
As rescue efforts continue, the total confirmed death toll has climbed to approximately More Than 300.
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