AIR India said that the 242 passengers and crew on board the London-bound passenger plane that crashed on Thursday included 169 Indian passengers, as well as British, Canadian and Portuguese nationals.
“The flight… was carrying 242 passengers and crew members on board the Boeing 787-8 aircraft”, it said in a statement. Among the 230 passengers, “169 are Indian nationals, 53 are British nationals, one Canadian national and seven Portuguese nationals”, it said.
“The injured are being taken to the nearest hospitals,” it said, adding that “Air India is giving its full cooperation to the authorities investigating this incident”.
The Republic of India’s Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) on Thursday said rescue operations are being carried out in close coordination with local authorities and emergency services at the spot of the plane crash incident in Ahmedabad, in which London-bound Air India Flight 171 was involved in a tragic accident.
In a post on X, CISF said all emergency protocols were immediately activated and rushed to the site upon receiving the information.
The paramilitary force, which plays a crucial role in aviation security, also expressed solidarity over the incident.
“CISF stands in solidarity with the victims and their families in this hour of grief,” they added.
The Air India plane from Ahmedabad to London with 242 passengers crashed in the Meghaninagar area near Ahmedabad airport early on Thursday.
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