AHMEDABAD - Air India flight AI171 carrying 242 people crashed earlier shortly after take-off. The London-bound flight was traveling from Ahmedabad.
The Indian minister of external affairs says that rescue efforts are continuing.
On-board the fateful flight were 169 Indian Nationals, 53 Britons, 7 Portuguese nationals and one Canadian.
The crash left devastation in the residential area of Ahmedabad.
Phuthego Mojapele, aviation expert discussed the crash with eNCA.