{"id":14613,"date":"2025-06-12T11:24:31","date_gmt":"2025-06-12T11:24:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ugandaupdatenews.com\/?p=14613"},"modified":"2025-06-12T11:24:45","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T11:24:45","slug":"30-bodies-so-far-recovered-as-air-india-boeing-787-8-dreamliner-flight-heading-to-london-gatwick-crashes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/30-bodies-so-far-recovered-as-air-india-boeing-787-8-dreamliner-flight-heading-to-london-gatwick-crashes\/","title":{"rendered":"30 bodies so far recovered  as Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner flight heading to London Gatwick crashes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Thirty bodies have so far been recovered  after a giant Air India passenger plane bound for London Gatwick crashed shortly after taking off in Ahmedabad, western India on Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There were 232 passengers and 12 crew members on board, according to aviation directorate chief Faiz Ahmed Kidwai.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The aircraft &#8211; a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner &#8211; had a total of 256 seats on board.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Details are still emerging from the scene. Here is what we know so far.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Aviation  experts say that according to initial footage the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner&#8217;s landing gear looks to down and the flaps  were not in the right settings and or  positions shortly after takeoff .  The two engine aircraft seems not to have gained speed and altitude  after takeoff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Air India flight AI171 left Ahmadabad&#8217;s Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport bound for London Gatwick Airport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was scheduled to take off at 09:50 local time (03:50 GMT) and land in Gatwick at 18:25 BST, according to flight tracking website FlightRadar24.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All operations have been suspended at Ahmedabad&#8217;s International Airport until further notice, a spokesperson said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The passenger plane crashed on departure from Ahmedabad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to FlightRadar24, the signal from the aircraft was lost at 10:08 at 625 feet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It says this was &#8220;less than a minute after take-off&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It crashed into a residential area called Meghani Nagar, according to India&#8217;s directorate of civil aviation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Officials have been instructed to carry out &#8220;immediate rescue and relief operations&#8221; and to make arrangements on a &#8220;war footing,&#8221; the chief minister of Gujarat said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Air India&#8217;s chairman Natarajan Chandrasekaran said an &#8220;emergency centre has been activated&#8221; and a support team put in place for families seeking information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Editor:msserwanga@gmail.com<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"871\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"14568\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/ec-public-announcement-roadmap-for-2026-general-elections\/img-20250602-wa0112-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG-20250602-WA0112-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1089,1280\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG-20250602-WA0112\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG-20250602-WA0112-1.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG-20250602-WA0112-1.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG-20250602-WA0112-1-871x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14568\" srcset=\"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG-20250602-WA0112-1.jpg 871w, https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG-20250602-WA0112-1.jpg 255w, https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG-20250602-WA0112-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG-20250602-WA0112-1.jpg 1089w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thirty bodies have so far been recovered after a giant Air India passenger plane bound for London Gatwick crashed shortly<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14614,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[65],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14613","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AA1GzrXD.jpg","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":14619,"url":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/i-flew-boeing-planes-for-40-years-why-air-india-tragedy-was-bound-to-happen\/","url_meta":{"origin":14613,"position":0},"title":"I flew Boeing planes for 40 years &#8211; why Air India tragedy was bound to happen","author":"UgandaUpdate","date":"June 14, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"A retired pilot who flew Boeing planes for 40 years says he's not surprised by the devastating Air India crash that killed all but one person on board. 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