On June 12, 2025, Air India Flight AI‑171, a Boeing 787‑8 Dreamliner (VT‑ANB), crashed five minutes after departing Ahmedabad at 1:38 pm IST, while en route to London Gatwick. The aircraft came down in the Meghani Nagar residential area near the airport, amid thick black smoke and explosion sounds. There were 242 aboard-230 passengers and 12 crew members. Emergency teams dispatched seven fire engines and multiple ambulances; the airport was shut temporarily.