Ahmedabad plane crash: Interim payment released to families of 166 victims, says Air India

Air India said on Saturday that it has released interim payments of Rs 25 lakh to the kin of 166 of the victims of the plane crash in Ahmedabad on June 12.

The Tata Group airline said it began releasing the interim payments over a month ago. The interim amount will be “adjusted against any final compensation” that may be announced for the families of those who died, it added.

“Air India has, so far, released the interim compensation to the families of 147 of the 229 deceased passengers and also the 19 who lost their lives at the accident site,” the airline said. “In addition, the requisite documents of 52 others have been verified, to whose families the interim compensation will be released progressively.”

UPDATE ON COMPENSATION AND SUPPORT TO FAMILIES

Air India stands in solidarity with the families and those affected by the AI171 accident. We continue to mourn their loss and remain fully committed to providing support during this difficult time.

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Apart from the interim compensation, the Tata Group has also set up a trust dedicated to those who died in the crash. “The Trust has pledged an ex-gratia payment of Rs 1 crore in respect of each of the deceased, and...

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