
Shattered, this family from Bapunagar in Ahmedabad sits in the designated area, their faces hollow with grief. They lost their sister and husband in Thursday's flight crash. Police say most bodies are charred beyond recognition and DNA tests are being conducted.
Air India plane crash LIVE: Black box found; DGCA orders safety audit for Dreamliner fleet
PM Narendra Modi visits Ahmedabad, holds review meetings with top officials of the Gujarat government
Aviation watchdog DGCA on Friday (June 13) ordered enhanced safety inspection of Air India's Boeing 787 Dreamliner fleet powered by GEnx engines, a day after 241 people onboard died in the plane crash in Ahmedabad.
The enhanced DGCA inspection will include checks of various systems and a review of take-off parameters of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft of Air India, owned by the Tata Group.
Air India's fleet includes 26 Boeing 787-8 aircraft and 7 Boeing 787-9 planes.
PM's review meet
Earlier today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a review meeting in Ahmedabad with top officials of the Gujarat government after visiting the site of the Air India plane crash.
During the meeting, PM Modi was briefed about the series of events that unfolded after the plane crash in which 265 people lost their lives on Thursday, and he also gave instructions to officials. He visited the crash site and city civil hospital earlier in the day.
“We are all devastated by the air tragedy in Ahmedabad. The loss of so many lives in such a sudden and heart-breaking manner is beyond words. Condolences to all the bereaved families. We understand their pain and also know that the void left behind will be felt for years to come. Om Shanti,” Modi said in a post on X.
Modi also met the family of former Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani and offered his condolences. The former CM died in the flight crash.
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Ahmedabad plane crash: Videos show charred bodies in debris
Debris of Air India's Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft (AI171) which crashed after take-off from the Ahmedabad airport on Thursday afternoon were seen scattered around the hostel and residential quarters of doctors at the BJ Medical college premises.
Videos that went viral after the horrific air crash, among the worst in Gujarat's history, also showed charred bodies in the debris.
The Ahmedabad-London flight with 242 passengers on board crashed soon after the take-off from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel airport.
The area around the crash site is densely populated.
The entire accident site was cordoned off and operations to rescue the survivors and extricate the bodies was underway.
The plane took off at 13.39 pm and crashed soon after onto the hostel and residential quarters of doctors and staff members of BJ Medical college and civil hospital.
A part of the plane stuck out from the five-storey building.
"The plane was flying very low before it crashed," eye-witness Haresh Shah told PTI.
"As it crashed into the building, the sound was like a blast, and the plane and the building caught fire," he said.
Local residents were the first to reach the site and try to save the passengers as well as those in the building. PTI