The death toll in the Air India plane crash near Ahmedabad airport has risen to 133, officials confirmed late Thursday evening. The tragic incident occurred shortly after the flight took off for London at 1:17 PM.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday spoke to Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel to assess the situation after a London-bound Air India plane carrying 242 passengers and crew crashed in Ahmedabad moments after taking off.

There were 169 Indians, 53 British, one Canadian and seven Portuguese nationals onboard the ill-fated Air India flight AI 171 from Ahmedabad to London Gatwick, which crashed in Ahmedabad on Thursday.

Soon after the takeoff, the pilot of ill-fated Air India aircraft gave a Mayday call to the Ahmedabad air traffic controller.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday spoke to Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu and took stock of the plane crash at the Ahmedabad airport.

All flight operations have been temporarily suspended at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport here following the crash of an Air India flight to London.

An Air India flight carrying 242 people, including 230 passengers and 12 crew members, crashed in Ahmedabad on Thursday.

A tragic air crash involving an Air India Boeing Dreamliner took place near the Ahmedabad airport on Thursday afternoon, killing at least 30 people and injuring several others.