Shafaq News/ At least 240 people were confirmed dead when anAir India flight bound for London crashed shortly after take-off, Indianauthorities announced on Thursday.
The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner had just departed with 242people on board, including passengers and crew, en route to Gatwick Airport insouthern England, when it crashed near the airport in a crowded residentialarea.
“There appear to be no survivors,” a local police commissionerinformed reporters at the scene.
Air India reported that the aircraft was carrying 217adults, 11 children, and two infants. The nationalities of those on boardincluded 169 Indian citizens, 53 from the United Kingdom, seven Portuguesenationals, and one Canadian.
This marks the deadliest accident involving the Dreamlinersince the aircraft’s entry into service in 2011.
Flight tracking data from Flightradar24 confirmed theaircraft type, noting that it was operating under normal parameters before thesudden loss of contact.
Authorities have also launched an investigation, led jointlyby Air India and India’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). Thecause of the crash remains unknown.
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