More than 200 bodies have been recovered at the crash site of a Boeing Co. 787 Dreamliner operated by Air India that was bound for London, according to police officials.

A passenger jet carrying over 240 people crashed shortly after takeoff in India. Air India Flight AI 171, bound for London's Gatwick Airport, had just left an airport in the city of Ahmedabad. Its signal reportedly was lost at an altitude of 625 feet,

Air India flight AI171, a Boeing 787-8 carrying 242 people, crashed after taking off from Ahmedabad on its way to London.