In India, immediately after takeoff, a passenger plane heading to London crashed

The Air India plane, en route Ahmedabad-London, crashed a few minutes after takeoff. There were 242 people on board the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, including 10 flight attendants and 2 pilots, the General Directorate of Civil Aviation of India reported.

Air India pilots signaled shortly after takeoff, the plane crashed near the airport.

According to Reuters, 169 Indians, 53 Britons, 1 Canadian and 7 Portuguese were on board the plane.

There are no Russians, previously, on board the Ahmedabad — London flight of Air India, the Consulate General of the Russian Federation in Mumbai was informed.

Previously, the crash occurred around 13.30 local time in the residential area of Megani Nagar. Flight AI171 took off from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport to London at about 13.38. The crew of the vessel reported on the data after takeoff: the board gained an altitude of 625 feet, the speed of ascent was 896 feet per minute. The vessel, previously, failed to gain altitude and collapsed in the Megani Nagar area, not far from the perimeter of the airport.

According to a local police officer who spoke at a briefing, "an Air India plane heading to London crashed, falling on a dormitory for doctors." Within 2-3 minutes, the police and other services arrived at the scene, he said.

The roads near the crash site are cordoned off, the causes of the incident are being investigated, emergency services are working on the spot. According to local media, there are at least 110 victims at the moment. Several people, previously, survived. The plane was filled with a lot of fuel.

Now emergency services are working on the spot, several victims were carried out on stretchers. Firefighters are also liquidating the fire in residential buildings on which the wreckage of the plane fell. Former Prime Minister of Gujarat Vijay Rupani was on board the flight to London Gatwick Airport, there is no information about his fate, Indian media reports.

It is noted that this is the first fatality of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. The aircraft was put into operation in 2013, at the same time it made its first flight. The board is 11.5 years old.

The captain of the aircraft had 8,200 flight hours, the co—pilot had 1,100 hours, the General Directorate of Civil Aviation of India reported.

According to other information, the plane crash in India was the first for Boeing's newest aircraft, the 787-8 Dreamliner model. Previously, this aircraft had problems, including with batteries, Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engine, microcracks in the joints of the panels. Despite this, the Dreamliner was considered one of the safest modern airliners.

After this plane crash, Boeing shares fell by 8%.