Air India plane crash: What we know so far about passengers, where they were going

An Air India plane, flight AI171 with more than 200 people on board, crashed minutes after taking off from India's western city of Ahmedabad on Thursday, the airline and police said.

India's federal health minister said that "many people" were killed, according to Reuters.

Here's what we know so far about the plane crash.

Where did the plane take off? Where was it going?

The flight took off from India's Ahmedabad, and the final destination was Britain's Gatwick Airport, just outside of London.

How many people were on the plane?

Officials say 242 people, including passengers and crew members, were on the Boeing 787-8 aircraft. Of those, 169 were Indian nationals, 53 were Britons, seven were Portuguese, and one was Canadian, Air India said on X.

What type of plane was it?

Aviation tracking site Flightradar24 said the plane was a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, one of the most modern passenger aircraft in service.

This story will be updated.

Contributing: Reuters

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