رئيس “طيران الهند”: هذا يوم عصيب
express our deep sorrow about this event This is a difficult day for all of us at Air India and our efforts now are focused entirely on the needs of our passengers crew members their families and loved ones I know that there are many questions and at this stage I will not be able to answer all of them but I do want to share the information we have at this time Airender flight AI71 operated with a Boeing 787-8 aircraft traveling from Ahmedabad to London Gatwick has been involved in an accident after takeoff Flight AI71 was carrying 230 passengers and 12 crew members on board Of the passengers 169 are Indian nationals 53 are British nationals There are seven Portuguese nationals and one Canadian national The injured passengers have been taken by local authorities to the nearest hospitals We are actively working with the authorities on all emergency response efforts