PUTRAJAYA, June 12 (Bernama) -- The Consulate General of Malaysia in Mumbai has confirmed that no Malaysians were on Air India Flight AI171 which crashed near Ahmedabad Airport during takeoff on Thursday.
The Malaysian Foreign Ministry, in a media advisory, said it is closely monitoring the situation and will provide updates if necessary.
For consular assistance, the Consulate General of Malaysia in Mumbai can be reached at Unit 12A1, Unit 12A2 and Unit 12A3, 13th floor, Supreme Headquarters Building, 14th and 33rd Road near Link Square Mall, Bandra West, 400 050 Maharashtra, India, or by telephone call at +91 22 6996 5757 (General Enquiries) or via email at mwmumbai@kln.gov.my.
Bernama’s report from New Delhi earlier said an Air India flight bound for London and carrying 242 people, including 12 crew members, crashed on Thursday shortly after taking off from Ahmedabad airport in the western state of Gujarat.
The flight AI171 departed at 1.38 pm local time, the airline said.
The crashed Boeing 787-8 aircraft had 169 Indian nationals, 53 British, one Canadian and seven Portuguese citizens on board.
-- BERNAMA
