A father of two who had traveled from the U.K. to India to spread his wife's ashes died in the Air India crash on June 12, leaving the couple's two daughters, ages 4 and 8, orphaned. Arjun Patoliya, 37,

Following the tragic Ahmedabad-London flight incident, Air India has made a significant decision to retire its AI171 and AI172 aircraft operating on the Ahmedabad–London route. These flights, associated with Boeing 787 Dreamliners,

The Centre confirmed that Air India flight AI171 lost contact with ATC before crashing, with the pilots' final message being 'Mayday'. A high-level panel was formed to investigate the crash, the Centre informed.

India's Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) has, meanwhile, formed a High-Level Multi-disciplinary Committee, headed by the Union Home Secretary, to examine the causes leading to the crash of Air India Flight AI-171 from Ahmedabad to Gatwick Airport (London) on June 12, 2025.

Airlines globally adopt this approach to show respect to the victims and help passengers distance the memory of a tragic incident from future travel experiences.

A 17-year-old Aryan recounted the horrifying tragedy and said how within mere 24 seconds of the recording, the Air India airliner crashed.

Air India investigators have made a major discovery in their search for answers as to what happened to flight AI 171, which crashed on takeoff from Ahmadabad

After the Air India AI-171 crash, IMA (Gujarat) urged Tata Sons to aid affected BJMC students. Two doctors petitioned the Supreme Court for compensation; Tata has announced support for the deceased.