Exterior Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday stated that he’s in contact with UK Overseas Secretary David Lammy, Portuguese Overseas Minister Paulo Rangel, and Canadian Overseas Minister Anita Anand in reference to the Ahmedabad airplane crash.
Jaishankar added that he has expressed condolences to the households of the deceased and supplied full help on this hour of grief.
“In contact with FS @DavidLammy of the UK, FM @PauloRangel_pt of Portugal and FM @AnitaAnandMP of Canada concerning the Ahmedabad airplane crash. Expressed our profound condolences and supplied fullest help on this hour of grief,” Jaishankar stated on X.
In the meantime, authorities are conducting DNA sampling for the identification of deceased passengers of the Air India 171 flight is underway on the Civil Hospital in Ahmedabad.
Earlier in the present day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a overview assembly with the officers in Ahmedabad in reference to the incident. He additionally visited the airplane crash web site in and took inventory of the state of affairs.
Prime Minister Modi has directed the Minister and authorities to make sure all mandatory help is prolonged instantly and requested to be stored recurrently up to date on the state of affairs, as per media studies.
Union House Minister Shah has additionally met with the injured within the hospital and chaired a gathering with the Civil Aviation Minister, the Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, and others to take inventory of the state of affairs.
Following the crash, Tata Group introduced an ex gratia of Rs. 1 crore for the households of the people who had been killed within the tragedy.
The airplane crash occurred on Thursday afternoon, simply minutes after it took off from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Worldwide Airport. 169 Indian nationals, 53 British nationals, 1 Canadian nationwide and seven Portuguese nationals had been killed within the crash.
“On twelfth Jun, 2025, Air India B787 Plane VT-ANB, whereas working flight AI-171 from Ahmedabad to Gatwick, has crashed instantly after takeoff from Ahmedabad. There have been 242 individuals on board the plane, consisting of two pilots and 10 cabin crew,” ANI quoted a senior DGCA official as saying.