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June 13, 2025 1:59 PM

Offered fullest support: EAM Jaishankar speaks to UK, Portugal, Canada over Air India plane crash

External Affairs Minister Dr S. Jaishankar said that he is in touch with his counterparts from the United Kingdom, Portugal, and Canada in the aftermath of the Air India Flight AI-171 crash in Ahmedabad, which claimed 241 lives. "In touch with FS @DavidLammy of UK, FM @PauloRangel_pt of Portugal and FM @AnitaAnandMP of Canada regarding the Ahmedabad plane crash. Expressed our profound condolences and offered fullest support in this hour of grief," Jaishankar wrote in a post on X on Friday. He ...

June 13, 2025 9:20 AM

Air India crash in Ahmedabad: 241 dead, only one survivor among 242 on board

Only one passenger survived after an Air India flight carrying 242 people crashed shortly after take-off in Ahmedabad on Thursday, the airline said in a statement. “We regret to inform that, of the 242 aboard, there are 241 confirmed fatalities. The sole survivor is being treated in a hospital,” Air India said. “The survivor is a British national of Indian origin,” it added. Air India also released a breakdown of the nationalities of those on board: 169 were Indian nationals, 53 Briti...

June 12, 2025 5:12 PM

Air India flight with 242 on board crashes near Ahmedabad airport; ‘heartbreaking beyond words’, says PM Modi

An Air India plane headed to London with 242 people on board crashed minutes after taking off from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad on Thursday, airline and police officials said. Describing the incident as “heartbreaking” and “beyond words,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he was in touch with ministers and authorities to ensure support for those affected. In a post on X, PM Modi wrote: “The tragedy in Ahmedabad has stunned and saddened us. It is heartbr...

February 18, 2025 11:38 AM

Delta plane flips upside down on landing at Toronto airport, injuring 18

A Delta Air Lines, opens new tab regional jet flipped upside down upon landing at Canada's Toronto Pearson Airport on Monday amid windy weather following a snowstorm, injuring 18 of the 80 people on board, officials said. Three people on flight DL4819 from Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport suffered critical injuries, among them a child, a Canadian air ambulance official said, with 15 others also immediately taken to hospitals. Some of the injured have since been released, Delta said l...

February 1, 2025 9:33 AM

Small medevac plane crashes in Philadelphia with child, 5 others on board

A medevac plane crashed in Philadelphia on Friday with a child and five others on board, the air ambulance company that operated it said, adding that it had not confirmed any survivors. Jet Rescue Air Ambulance said its aircraft crashed with four crew members, one pediatric medical patient and the patient's escort on board. "At this time we cannot confirm any survivors," the company said in a statement. State and local officials said late on Friday they could not yet confirm how many people m...

December 30, 2024 9:09 AM

World leaders extend condolences after tragic plane crash in South Korea claims over 170 lives

World leaders have expressed condolences and solidarity with South Korea after the tragic airplane crash in Muan claimed over 170 lives. In a statement released by the White House, US President Joe Biden expressed his grief over the accident and pledged support to South Korea. "Jill and I are deeply saddened to learn of the loss of life that occurred as a result of the Jeju Airlines accident in Muan, Republic of Korea. As close allies, the American people share deep bonds of friendship with the...