Air India blackened the profile picture of X after the plane crash
Air India Plane Crash: Air India has blackened the profile picture of its X handle after the crash of flight AI 171. This flight was flying from Ahmedabad to Gatwick Airport in London.

Air India Flight Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner's crash in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, Air India mourned and darkened the X account's profile picture. As per reports, this flight was from Ahmedabad to London. It had taken off from Ahmedabad Airport just 5 minutes before it crashed in a residential area at 1:43 pm.
There were a total of 242 individuals traveling on this flight, comprising 230 passengers and 12 members of the flight crew. Air India flight AI 171 had taken off from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport for Gatwick Airport, London, at 1:10 pm. Captain Sumit Sabharwal and First Officer Clive Kunder piloted this flight.
Air India shared the information about this tragic incident on X and said that the company is collecting information about the accident and will share updates on its website and official X handle.
As soon as the accident was reported, some teams of the Fire Brigade and National Disaster Response Force were sent to the crash site. Much video footage and pictures of this horrific accident are also coming out. Footage of the airplane crash has surfaced in a video, in which a large ball of fire is seen rising as soon as the plane crashes.