MUSCAT : A devastating aviation disaster unfolded on Thursday afternoon when an Air India Boeing 787-8 aircraft crashed minutes after departing from Ahmedabad Airport. The flight, bound for Gatwick Airport in the United Kingdom, took off at 13:38pm local time with 242 people on board, including passengers and crew.
In the wake of the tragedy, His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik sent a cable of condolences to Indian President Droupadi Murmu, expressing deep sympathy to the families of the victims and the people of India.
Onboard were 169 Indian nationals, 53 British citizens, one Canadian, and seven Portuguese nationals.
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