The flight was departing from Ahmedabad airport, with 244 people onboard the Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft.
The airline said 169 passengers are Indian nationals, 53 are British, one is Canadian and seven are Portuguese.
The signal for the Air India plane was lost just a minute after it took off at 10.08am local time.
The plane had reached 625 feet, as Flightradar lists the plane as a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner.
53 British nationals on board the crashed Air India flight
We can confirm that flight AI171 that crashed on departure from Ahmedabad Airport today was due to land at London Gatwick at 18:25.
More information to follow. pic.twitter.com/nWcXcAF81a
— London Gatwick LGW (@Gatwick_Airport) June 12, 2025
The Government has said it will provide “all the support that it can” to those on the Air India flight bound for Gatwick Airport, which crashed shortly after take off, Commons Leader Lucy Powell said.
Speaking in the Commons, she said: “The thoughts of the whole House and the Government will be with the families of those travelling on flight AI171 from Ahmedabad in India to London, Gatwick, which has reportedly crashed.
“This is an unfolding story, and it will undoubtedly be causing a huge amount of worry and concern to the many, many families and communities here and those waiting for the arrival of their loved ones.
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“We send our deepest sympathy and thoughts to all those families, and the Government will provide all the support that it can with those in India on those in this country as well.”
Gatwick Airport confirmed the plane travelling from Ahmedabad Airport was due to land at 6.25pm UK time.
In a statement on X, Gatwick Airport said: “We can confirm that flight AI171 that crashed on departure from Ahmedabad Airport today was due to land at London Gatwick at 18:25.”
