Air India Flight AI171, a passenger jet bound for London, crashed just seconds after it left Ahmedabad in India on June 12, 2025. Here's everything to know about why Air India Flight AI171 crashed, who the victims were and who the sole survivor is.

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

Management installed by the Tata Group had spent three years struggling to undo a reputation for shoddy operations earned during decades of state ownership.

Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, the lone survivor of the Air India crash that killed 241 passengers and crew, was seated in Seat 11A, in an emergency exit row on the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner. Video footage taken immediately after the crash shows Mr. Ramesh walking towards an ambulance with smoke billowing in the background.

A 28-year-old student who was visiting western India says she missed her Air India flight​ back to London. That flight was AI171​, which crashed shortly after takeoff.

The flight was bound for England, where family and friends of some of the 241 victims on board, including 52 British nationals, were left searching for answers.

London-bound flight AI171 crashed near Meghaninagar, Ahmedabad, killing 241 onboard; the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) has recovered the black box from the crash site