At least 270 people died following the crash of the Air India flight last Thursday.

By Alice Scarsi, World News Editor

08:19, Wed, Jun 18, 2025 | UPDATED: 08:25, Wed, Jun 18, 2025

Aftermath Of Air India Plane Crash In Ahmedabad

The Air India flight crashed on Thursday last week (Image: Getty)

The doomed Air India flight that crashed last Thursday may have had an emergency-power generator operating when it crashed, investigators believe. The suggestion raises questions about whether the engine of the AI171 flight was operating properly during take-off. 

The plane crashed in a residential area only seconds after leaving the Ahmedabad airport. The preliminary finding, reported by the Wall Street Journal, comes as at least 270 people died in the crash, including 241 out of the 242 people on the plane and some on the ground in the Indian city.  

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