Ahmedabad Plane Crash: Air India Provides Interim Compensation To Families Of 168 Victims
Air India said it has released the interim compensation of Rs 25 lakh to the families of 147 passengers and 19 on-ground victims of the June 12 Ahmedabad plane crash.
Ahmedabad Plane Crash: Over a month after the deadly plane crash in Ahmedabad, Air India on Saturday said it has released the interim compensation of Rs 25 lakh to the families of 168 victims – 147 passengers and 19 people on the ground – so far, and the requisite documents of 52 others have been verified.
Air India flight AI 171, operated with Boeing 787-8, en route to London Gatwick, crashed soon after takeoff from Ahmedabad on June 12, killing 241 of the 242 passengers onboard and another 19 on the ground. All victims were identified, and their bodies were handed over to the families for the last rites.
In a statement, Air India said, 'Over a month ago, Air India started releasing interim payment of Rs 25 lakh to the affected families, to help them meet their immediate financial needs. The interim payment will be adjusted against any final compensation."
'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. In addition, the requisite documents of 52 others have been verified, to whose families the interim compensation will be released progressively."
'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," said Air India in its statement.
Last month, Air India said a centralised helpdesk had been activated to assist families in processing claims for the interim compensation of Rs 25 lakh to the families of the victims and the sole survivor, and to help address immediate financial needs.
The interim compensation began being released from June 20, which will be in addition to Rs 1 crore to the Rs 1 crore payment announced by the Tata Group.
On Tuesday, Air India said it has completed the 'precautionary" inspection of the locking mechanism of the fuel control switch (FCS) on its Boeing 787 and 737 aircraft fleet, and no issues were found.
This came after aviation safety regulator DGCA last week directed airlines to inspect the fuel switch locking system in their Boeing 787 and 737 planes by July 21 after the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) said in its preliminary report that fuel switches were cut off before the Air India plane crash last month.
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