Following the tragic Ahmedabad-London flight incident, Air India has made a significant decision to retire its AI171 and AI172 aircraft operating on the Ahmedabad–London route. These flights, associated with Boeing 787 Dreamliners,

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

An Air India plane carrying 242 people bound for London Gatwick crashed near Ahmedabad airport shortly after takeoff on Thursday. The plane crashed into a medical college about one mile southwest of the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport. Videos from the scene show black smoke and a fire near the mangled Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner.