Air India crash: Airline compensates families of 147 deceased passengers, documents of 52 more verified

Air India on Saturday said the families of 147 of the 229 deceased passengers had received the compensation of Rs 1.25 crore following the tragic plane crash in Ahmedabad on June 12.

The airline added that the requisite documents of 52 others have been verified, to whose families the interim compensation will be released progressively. It also said that the 19 people who lost their lives on the ground due to the impact of the crash were also compensated.

The Tata Group has also registered ‘The AI-171 Memorial and Welfare Trust’, dedicated to the victims of the unfortunate accident. It will also support for rebuilding the B.J. Medical College Hostel infrastructure, which was damaged in the accident, the airline said in a statement.


"The Trust will also provide aid and assistance for alleviation of any trauma or distress suffered by the first responders, medical and disaster relief professionals, social workers, and governmental staff who provided invaluable institutional support and service in the aftermath of the accident," the statement read.

Air India and its parent company, Tata Group, had announced Rs 1.25 crore in financial assistance to the families of those killed in the Ahmedabad air disaster. This includes Rs 1 crore from Tata Sons and an interim Rs 25 lakh from the airline itself.

Of the 242 people on board, only one survived the crash. Speaking from Ahmedabad, Air India’s CEO Campbell Wilson stated, “All of us at Air India are devastated by this loss and grieve for those affected near families and their loved ones.”

The accident involved a Boeing 787 Dreamliner and occurred shortly after takeoff from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport on Thursday. The aircraft lost altitude at 650 feet and crashed into a student hostel near the airport.