An Air India flight carrying over 240 passengers and crew has crashed after takeoff.

The airline confirmed this morning that the Boeing 787-8 came down in Ahmedabad, India.  It was en route to London.

The airline states that there were 169 Indian nationals, 53 British nationals, one Canadian national, and seven Portuguese nationals onboard.

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Keir Starmer stated on ‘X’ that the scenes are devastating, “I am being kept updated as the situation develops, and my thoughts are with the passengers and their families at this deeply distressing time.”

No word yet on any fatalities.

More to come…