https://indiannewslink.co.nz/air-india-aircraft-crashes-near-ahmedabad-dozens-feared-dead/ A London-bound Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner crashed shortly after take-off from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad this morning plunging into a field near Nadiad, Gujarat, sparking a massive rescue operation. The Air India flight AI 171 took off from Ahmedabad bound for Gatwick, London with a scheduled stop in Mumbai. According to preliminary information, the plane had reached approximately 625 feet, minutes after take-off at around 1.39 pm IST, when it suddenly descended with early indications suggesting a possible technical malfunction.