169 Indians, 53 British nationals among 242 onboard ill-fated Air India flight in Ahmedabad
Public Lokpal
June 12, 2025
169 Indians, 53 British nationals among 242 onboard ill-fated Air India flight in Ahmedabad
AHMEDABAD: Six teams of the National Disaster Response Force and two from the BSF have been sent to undertake rescue and relief operations at the aircraft crash site in Ahmedabad on Thursday, officials said.
Two NDRF teams have reached the spot near the Ahmedabad airport while four more are on their way, an officer of the federal force said.
Two Border Security Force teams from the frontier headquarters of the force have also been sent to the accident site, a BSF officer said.
There were 169 Indians, 53 British, one Canadian and seven Portuguese nationals onboard the ill-fated Air India flight AI 171 from Ahmedabad to London Gatwick, which crashed in Ahmedabad on Thursday.
The flight, which departed from Ahmedabad at 1338 hrs, was carrying 242 passengers and crew members onboard the Boeing 787-8 aircraft, Air India said in a statement on social media platform 'X'.
"Of these, 169 are Indian nationals, 53 are British nationals, 1 Canadian national and 7 Portuguese nationals," it said.
The injured are being taken to the nearest hospitals, the airline said.
"We have also set up a dedicated passenger hotline number 1800 5691 444 to provide more information," it said.
Air India also said that it is giving its full cooperation to the authorities investigating the incident.
PTI
