On June 12, 2025, at 1:38 PM local time, Air India Flight AI 171. a Boeing 787‑8 Dreamliner carrying 230 passengers and 12 crew — took off from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad. The flight, bound for London Gatwick, climbed just 625 feet before a mayday distress call crackled through the cockpit. Seconds later, the plane descended sharply into a hostel at B.J. Medical College in Meghani Nagar. A massive fireball erupted, sending shockwaves through the city .
A tragic total of 269 lives were lost 241 souls aboard the aircraft and at least 28 bystanders on the ground. Among the injured were over 60 individuals from the hostel, including medical students .