The Air India flight fell from the sky on Thursday and killed at least 270 people in Gujarat state, officials said Saturday.

At least 270 died when the Air India flight crashed into the campus of a medical college in Ahmedabad shortly after takeoff on Thursday. Only one passenger among the 242 aboard survived. At least 29 others on the ground, including five medical students inside the hostel, were also killed.

The Air India Delhi-Paris flight's cancellation comes amid a slew of disruptions that followed the deadly crash of the airline's London-bound Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner near Ahmedabad airport.

There have been cases of a very small number of survivors in very serious accidents, but it is "very rare" for there to be only one, a professor told Newsweek.

The plane was 90 minutes into its flight from Hong Kong, when the pilots contacted air traffic controllers with an urgent request.

Medical students who survived when an Air India plane crashed into their hostel say their first reaction was to help treat the injured

Legal entitlements, under the Montreal Convention, Indian aviation law, and consumer protection statutes, entitle each victim’s family to at least ₹1.5–1.85 crore, with the potential for more if negli

Hundreds gathered in Mumbai today to honour Captain Sumeet Sabharwal, the Air India pilot who has been hailed as a hero for limiting casualties on the ground during last week’s crash.Captain Sabharwal issued a mayday call to air traffic controllers moments after takeoff and residents on the ground have credited him with avoiding a large residential building that was directly on the flight path.