53 British nationals were on board crashed Air India flight bound for Gatwick
Briefly

An Air India flight, AI171, crashed shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad, losing signal just a minute into its flight at 10:08 am local time. The aircraft, a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, had a total of 244 people onboard, including 53 British nationals, 169 Indian nationals, one Canadian, and seven Portuguese. The flight was heading to London Gatwick, expected to land at 18:25. The UK Government expressed its commitment to provide support to affected families as concerns about the crash grow.
The signal for the Air India plane was lost just a minute after it took off at 10.08am local time.
The airline confirmed that 53 British nationals were on board the Air India flight that crashed shortly after takeoff in Ahmedabad.
Read at www.newsshopper.co.uk
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