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,

Air India flight AI171, a Boeing 787-8 carrying 242 people, crashed after taking off from Ahmedabad on its way to London.

An Air India passenger plane with 242 people on board has crashed shortly after taking off from an airport in India’s western city of Ahmedabad.