An Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad. The aircraft, bound for London, plunged into the Meghani area of the city,

Air India confirms that 241 passengers and crew died, and one British man survived, when the plane crashed moments after take off.

This comes nearly a month after a Turkish company managing operations at nine major Indian airports lost its security clearance, following Ankara's stance supporting Pakistan during Operation Sindoor.