Air India flight AI171, a Boeing 787-8 carrying 242 people, crashed after taking off from Ahmedabad on its way to London.

The panel will ascertain the root cause of the crash and assess the contributing factors, including mechanical failure, human error, weather conditions, regulatory compliances, and other reasons.

David Warner publicly vowed never to fly Air India again after the tragic Ahmedabad plane crash, criticizing the airline’s safety standards and sharing his past negative experience.

Bhoomi Chauhan, 28, traveled about 125 miles to India’s Ahmedabad Airport to get to seat 36G on Flight AI171 to London Gatwick Airport on Thursday — but her taxi got stuck in city traffic, causing her to arrive at 12:20 p.m., just 10 minutes after the boarding process began, she told the BBC Friday.

AHMEDABAD, India (Reuters) -Lunch break at a doctors' hostel in India's Ahmedabad turned fatal for many in the dining area when parts of an Air India aircraft crashed through its roof as the plane hurtled to the ground moments after takeoff, killing more than 240 people.

By evening, the badly damaged corridors stood silent. Backpacks and half-eaten meals lay abandoned on tables where students had fled. The air was still thick with smoke, sirens, and the weight of what had just unfolded.

The deadly crash of an Air India flight carrying more than 240 people on Thursday arrives after years of attempts to turn around the country’s flag carrier — which had been plagued by tragedy and financial losses under prior state ownership.