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Indian police say more than 200 bodies have been recovered after a plane crashed shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad. Most of the 242 people on board were Indian or British. DW has the latest.
A Boeing 787 Dreamliner crashed shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad, en route to London’s Gatwick Airport. Some 242 people were on board
Flight 171, including 169 Indians, 53 Britons, 7 Portuguese, and 1 Canadian
The cause of the crash has yet to be determined
Ahmedabad police have said more than 200 bodies have been recovered, and there appear to be no survivors. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the incident was ‘heartbreaking beyond words.’ The crash is the first fatal incident involving a Boeing 787 Dreamliner
Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner had strong safety record before Ahmedabad crash
The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, which crashed in Ahmedabad, is one the world’s most advanced aircraft.
Unlike Boeing’s 737 Max series, the Dreamliner has had a strong safety record, with no fatal accidents until Thursday’s crash, in which all 242 people on board died.
The plane that crashed in Ahmedabad is the smallest of three types of 787, and was delivered in 2014.
The 787 Dreamliner entered commercial service in 2011. Boeing has sold more than 2,500 787s, of which 47 were sold to Air India.
The plane can normally hold up to 248 passengers, while the larger 787-9 can carry up to 296 people, according to Boeing.
The 787 is powered by twin engines, which are supplied by American firm GE Aerospace or Rolls-Royce from the UK.
The engines on the plane that crashed were provided by GE. In a post on X, GE said it was “deeply saddened” by the incident, adding that the company is “prepared to support our customer and the investigation.”
While this is the first fatal incident involving a Dreamliner, there have been previous accidents.
In July 2013, an Ethiopian Airlines flight, which had no one on board, caught fire while on the ground at London’s Heathrow airport after a short-circuit.
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