CNBC's Phil LeBeau joins 'Squawk on the Street' with the latest developments on the crash of an Air India Flight 171.

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.

Plane was carrying 242 passengers and crew, with people on the ground also feared dead after it hit residential area - police chief tells BBC 204 bodies recovered so far.

The plane, which was headed to London Gatwick, crashed shortly after taking off. More than 200 bodies have been recovered.

King Charles has made a statement after an Air India flight bound for London crashed shortly after takeoff in Ahmedabad, India,.

This Air India crash is the first time a Boeing 787 aircraft has come down like this. The model was launched 14 years ago and just six weeks ago the US planemaker lauded the fact the model, also known as the Dreamliner, has reached the milestone of carrying 1 billion passengers.

Harpreet Kaur Hora, an IT professional, died in the Air India Ahmedabad crash while heading to surprise her husband. The tragedy claimed 241 lives, leaving families devastated and demanding answers.

At the hospital in Ahmedabad, family members were giving DNA samples, waiting for official confirmation of their loss in the Air India disaster, and remembering their loved ones.