A British national has been named as the only survivor of an Air India plane carrying 244 people that crashed in Ahmedabad today.

Gloucester-based Akeel Nanawaba, 36, his wife Hannaa Vorajee, 30, and their four-year-old daughter Sarah, were all on board the plane.

Confirming their deaths in a statement posted on Facebook, Gloucester Muslim Community wrote: “During this moment of overwhelming sorrow, our hearts go out to all those left behind.

“No words can truly ease the pain of such a profound loss, but we pray that the family may find solace in the tremendous outpouring of compassion and solidarity from communities across the world.

“May their cherished memories provide comfort, and may they rest in eternal peace.”

Foreign Secretary David Lammy said his thoughts are with those impacted by the “tragic plane crash” in India.

Mr Lammy said he's been in contact with his counterpart in New Delhi, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, to offer his condolences.

He said: “The Foreign Office have also stood up a crisis team to support British nationals and their families.”

Officials said they have now completed the rescue operation at the site of the plane crash.

Air India confirmed there was one survivor out of 242 people on board the flight.

Former pilot and co-founder of Safe Landing, Todd Smith, spoke to LBC's Ben Kentish tonight about what's going through the minds of the pilot community: “There's a lot of people who want to learn as much as we can so we can prevent it happening in future.”

Mr Smith said he has previously been in a mayday situation before – explaining how “time slowed down”.

Former British Airways pilot Alastair Rosenschein watched the first look at the video of Flight 171, which showed some potential anomalies.

He said: “It's clearly got its [landing] gear down and that is not correct… it should have been up. And from the video… it's not immensely clear… but it does look like the aircraft didn't have its take-off flap setting.”

Mr Rosenschein explained that properly adjusting the wing flaps is crucial, as they alter the wing’s shape to generate additional lift at lower speeds, helping the aircraft take off and gain altitude efficiently.

He continued that he was speculating but it “could explain why the aircraft came down” as the “aircraft would not have been able to maintain flight”.

Mr Rosenschein added: “The video is not that clear, but it [the flaps setting] doesn't look right to me.”

“The altitude of the aircraft isn't right either and the aircraft seems to be descending rather than climbing.

“It does look like it's an aerodynamic issue because of not having the right flaps setting on take-off.”

Investigators looking into what caused the crash in Ahmedabad will be looking for black boxes in the plane.

Such devices hold data about the flight – including what the pilots are saying to each other in the cockpit.

It also contains information such as altitude and speed.

The Hindustan Times says one of the black boxes on the Air India Flight 171 has been recovered – while the search for the second box continues.

Only one person survived the Flight 171 plane crash in Ahmedabad, Air India confirmed.

It says 229 passengers and 12 crew died – adding that the sole survivor is receiving treatment in hospital.

“The survivor is a British national of Indian origin. Air India offers its deepest condolences to the families of the deceased. Our efforts now are focused entirely on the needs of all those affected, their families and loved ones.”

India's Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau has opened a formal investigation into the crash.

Writing on X, India's civil aviation minister Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu said this is “in line with international protocols set by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).”

The government will have a committee of experts from multiple disciplines to investigate the crash.

Earlier, Sir Keir Starmer confirmed a team of British air accident investigators are travelling to Ahmedabad to support.

Influencer couple Fiongal Greenlaw-Meek, 39 and his husband, Jamie Meek, 44, are thought to be among the victims of the fatal plane crash.

Their family have now confirmed they were due to return home on the Air India flight that went down in Ahmedabad.

Jamie Meek's brother Nick told the Times: “We were expecting him home tonight. He should have landed at 6.30pm and then driven up for about il to get his dog who is staying with our Mum.

“She is not in a good way. It is all very raw for her at the moment. It's a lot to take in and we only heard this news a couple of hours ago.”

The celebrity couple are believed to have been on the fatal flight, though this is not confirmed yet.

They had previously appeared on This Morning to promote their spiritual centre brand, and had been on holiday to India.

The pair regularly shared updates about their trip on social media.

Their last post came right before the plane crashed, in which Fiongal said: “We are at the airport, just boarding. Goodbye India.”

The British national who miraculously survived the Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad told his family “I don't know how I'm alive” just seconds after the crash.

Vishwash Kumar Ramesh reportedly called his dad on the phone just before and after the crash, according to his brother, Nayan Kumar Ramesh.

“My dad called him,” 27-year-old Nayan told Sky News. “And Vishwash said ‘oh we're going to take off soon.”

Just two minutes later, Vishwash called his father again – a video call this time.

“He video called my dad as he crashed and said ‘Oh the plane's crashed. I don't know where my brother is,” Nayan said.

“‘I don't see any other passengers. I don't know how I'm alive – how I exited the plane',” Nayan quoted his brother as saying.