Congress MP Shashi Tharoor ended on Friday an air crash Air India near the international airport Sardar VallaBhbhai in Ahmedabad.
The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, bearing 242 people, of which 12 crew members came across on Thursday afternoon shortly after take-off from Sardar VallaBhbhai International Airport Patel.
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In the paper on X, Tharoor wrote: “He just landed in London at @Airindii from Delhi to a terrible report about the accident. My heart goes out to the families of the victims. 🕉.”
Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner crashed into a medical hostel near the airport.
My heart goes out to the families of the victims.
Air India said there were 169 Indians, 53 British, seven Portuguese and one Canadian national.
According to ATC, the aircraft left Ahmedabad at 1339 IST (0809 UTC) from the runway 23. It accepted Mayday calls to ATC, but then the aircraft did not respond to ATC calls. Immediately after departure, he fell to the ground in front of the airport. The clerk said that from the scene of the accident he could see that heavy black smoke.
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