Air India Crash: Gujarat ex-chief minister Vijay Rupani among passengers who died
BJP's Vijay Rupani, a former chief minister of Gujarat, was among the passengers on the Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner that crashed shortly after take-off from the Ahmedabad airport.
The plane was headed to Gatwick airport in the UK, Air India said, while police officers said it crashed in a civilian area near the airport.
All 242 people on board the Air India plane have died, Indian Express reports citing local police.
Keep updated, follow The Business Standard's Google news channel
The flight, which departed from Ahmedabad at 1338 hrs, was carrying 242 passengers and crew members on board the Boeing 787-8 aircraft. Of these, 169 are Indian nationals, 53 are British nationals, 1 Canadian national and 7 Portuguese nationals, Air India posted on X.
According to the seat chart, Vijay Rupani, 68, was on seat 2D of the Air India flight. He was on his way to London to meet his daughter, reports NDTV.
