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It’s been just over an hour since we first reported an Air India plane crashed near the airport in Ahmedabad..CONTINUE FULL READING>>>>>
Here’s what we know so far:
There were 242 people on board, including two pilots and 10 cabin crew
There were 169 Indian nationals, 53 British nationals, one Canadian national and seven Portuguese nationals
The plane – a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner – gave a mayday call to air traffic control after taking off, but then gave no response
Signal was lost seconds after take-off when the plane had reached 625 feet, according to Flight Radar
The plane came down in a residential area near the airport
“Everyone is running right now trying to save as many lives as possible,” the BBC’s Roxy Gagdekar reports from the scene
More now from flight-tracking website Flight Radar, which earlier said the signal was lost seconds after take-off.
Flight Radar says the Air India flight was scheduled to fly from Ahmedabad International Airport to London Gatwick Airport at 09:50 local time. Its scheduled arrival time was 18:25 local time.
The signal was lost at 10:08 local time at 625 feet, less than a minute after take-off.CONTINUE FULL READING>>>>>
