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# **The Day the Skies Fell Quiet: Inside the Air India Tragedy**

On **12 June 2025**, the world watched in horror as a passenger airliner — **Air India Flight AI171** — carrying **242 passengers and crew** crashed moments after departing from **Ahmedabad, India**, bound for **London Gatwick Airport**. ([mint][1])

This was not just another accident. It was **the first fatal accident involving a Boeing 787 Dreamliner**, one of the most advanced and widely trusted commercial aircraft in the world. ([Business Standard][2])

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## **The Events That Shook the Skies**

At **1:39 p.m. local time**, the Boeing 787-8 lifted off from **Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport** in Ahmedabad, India. Minutes later, instead of climbing smoothly toward cruising altitude, the aircraft **crashed into a residential area in Meghani Nagar — just beyond the airport perimeter**. ([Business Standard][3])

Eyewitnesses described a **loud explosion**, plumes of **thick black smoke**, and widespread chaos as rescue teams rushed to the scene. ([Business Standard][2])

Local authorities confirmed the flight carried:

* **230 passengers**,
* **10 cabin crew**,
* **2 pilots**. ([Business Standard][4])

Rescue workers and National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams were immediately mobilized, battling heat, fire, and scattered debris. Despite their efforts, the scale of devastation was terrifying.

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## **A Grim Toll — Lives Lost, One Survivor**
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