Air India flight AI171, a Boeing 787-8 carrying 242 people, crashed after taking off from Ahmedabad on its way to London.

The pilot of Air India Flight AI171 has been called a ‘hero’ as it’s said he ‘saved dozens of lives’ with a last-minute decision. Bound for London Gatwick, the aircraft crashed just moments after take off in Ahmedabad, western India, with all but one of the 242 people on board killed.

AN AIR India flight was forced to divert after a “mid-air technical issue – just days after the horror Ahmedabad plane smash. Dehli-bound Air India Flight AI315 was flying from Hong