Air India airplane crash: Areas close to Ahmedabad airport to be surveyed

A survey of the encompassing areas of the Ahmedabad airport will probably be performed within the wake of final week’s Air India airplane crash that claimed 270 lives, a high district official stated on Thursday, 19 June.

The London-bound Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner with 242 individuals on board crashed right into a medical hostel complicated in Meghaninagar space of Ahmedabad moments after it took off from town airport within the afternoon of 12 June. The ghastly air crash and subsequent fireplace killed 270 individuals, together with passengers, crew members and folks on the bottom.

“As per the Directorate Basic of Civil Aviation (DGCA)’s pointers, a survey of areas surrounding the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Worldwide Airport right here will probably be performed by the officers of the Ahmedabad Municipal Company and the Civil Aviation division,” Ahmedabad district collector Sujeet Kumar instructed reporters.

“As soon as the survey will get over, subsequent vital work will probably be initiated,” he stated.

The civil aviation ministry has launched a draft of the Plane (Demolition of Obstructions) Guidelines, 2025, to tighten controls on buildings that pose a menace to plane security close to airports.