The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft that went down soon after take-off was operating the flight 'AI 171' from Ahmedabad to London Gatwick.

The pilots of London-bound Air India flight AI-171 - which crashed 36 seconds after take-off from Ahmedabad - sent one last radio message to Air Traffic Control at 1.39 pm, the Aviation Ministry said Saturday afternoon.

Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu confirmed that the plane's black box was recovered around 5 pm on Friday. He said that decoding the black box would give an in-depth understanding of what transpired during and moments before the crash.

The Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner, which was bound for London Gatwick with 242 passengers, crashed shortly after takeoff from the Ahmedabad airport, resulting in the loss of 241 lives

The family of British national Ramesh Patel, who died in the Air India-171 plane crash, reached Ahmedabad. The family members remembered him and expressed fear about boarding an Air India flight in future.

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Mumbai: A special havan and puja were held at the Babulnath Temple in Mumbai on Saturday morning from 8:30 in the morning to noon to pray for the souls of those who lost their lives in the tragic plane crash in Ahmedabad. The puja was attended by several devotees who gathered to offer prayers and perform rituals in memory of the victims.

A total of 270 bodies of the victims of the Air India plane crash have been brought to the Ahmedabad Civil Hospital so far, its doctors said on Saturday.