Air India will begin handing over the bodies of the crew and passengers of the crashed AI171 flight to their families.
On June 12, Air India flight AI171 from Ahmedabad to London/Gatwick (Boeing 787-8 aircraft, registration: VT-ANB) took off at 1:38 p.m. local time and crashed shortly thereafter. Of the 242 people onboard, all except one passenger perished. Most victims were Indian and British.
Over 400 family members of the crew and passengers arrived in Ahmedabad. In collaboration with Tata Group companies, support is being provided to the victims’ families. Facilities have already been set up at airports in Ahmedabad, Mumbai, Delhi, and London/Gatwick to support travel for relatives and friends. Tata Group intends to provide 10 million rupees in aid, while Air India plans to offer 2.5 million rupees. The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office has also set up support facilities at a hotel near the airport.
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) of India has ordered inspections of its fleet of Boeing 787 aircraft, with inspections completed on 9 out of 24 aircraft.
