An Air India plane with more than 200 people on board crashed near the airport in India's city of Ahmedabad, the airline and police officials said.

Air India flight makes precautionary return to Hong Kong as the airline mourns 241 victims of recent crash that left only one survivor.

All but one of the 242 people on board the London-bound flight died when it crashed into a residential area in Ahmedabad shortly after take-off.

The final words of the pilot of Air India Flight AI171 that crashed on Thursday have been revealed, providing new details about the final moments before the aircraft went down. Indian aviation officials have confirmed the pilot issued distress calls before the Gatwick -bound flight crashed in Gujarat state on 12 June,