Air India’s Boeing 787 Dreamliner plane has crashed in Ahmedabad. It is being told that 242 passengers including former Gujarat CM and Punjab BJP in-charge Chief Minister Vijay Rupani were on board this plane. Let us tell you that the Air India plane took off from the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad at 1.38 pm and crashed at 1.40 pm. As soon as the plane fell, a plume of smoke was seen in the entire area.
At the same time, the ticket of Chief Minister Vijay Rupani has also come out after this accident. Vijay Rupani’s close friend Nitin Bharadwaj said that Rupani was going to meet his daughter in London by changing in this flight and his seat number was 12. After this accident, the news has come out that the flight operation at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport has been stopped for now. The spokesperson of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport has informed about this.
It is being told that there were 217 adults, 11 children, 2 infants, 169 Indian, 53 British, 1 Canadian, 7 Portuguese passengers in this plane. Immediately after the accident, 7 fire engines reached the spot and efforts are on to control the fire. Teams of BSF and NDRF have also joined the relief and rescue operations. At present, the exact cause of the accident has not been revealed.
At the same time, Air India’s tweet regarding this accident has also come out. It has been reported that the injured are being taken to nearby hospitals. A dedicated passenger hotline number 1800 5691 444 has also been established to provide more information.