Air India working with other Tata group firms to assist plane crash victims’ families

Air India on Sunday said it is working closely with other Tata group companies to provide every possible assistance to the families and loved ones of the Ahmedabad plane crash victims.

The airline in a statement also said that over 400 family members have reached Ahmedabad and are being assisted on the ground.

The airline said it has established contact with the next of kin/relatives of all passengers and crew members, and added that the process of handing over the mortal remains and their personal effects to the next of kin is ongoing.

Every affected family in Ahmedabad has been assigned at least one caregiver by Air India, it said.

Air India is working closely with the authorities and will be assisting in the movement out of Gujarat, and repatriation initiatives, where appropriate, the airline said.

The airline remains fully cooperative with the ongoing investigation led by the authorities and will continue to provide updates as verified information becomes available, as per the statement.

All but one of the 242 passengers and crew on board the Boeing 787-8 (AI171) and another 29 persons, including five MBBS students, on the ground were killed in the plane crash on Thursday.