Air India said on Saturday that it has issued interim compensation to the families of 147 people who lost their lives in the deadly aircraft accident in Ahmedabad, Gujarat last month. The airline also stated in a release that 52 other people have been verified and interim compensation will be issued to their families respectively. Expressing solidarity with the families of the victims, the airline said that it is fully committed to providing assistance to them in this difficult time. The airline said, more than a month ago, Air India started releasing interim payments of Rs 25 lakh to help the affected families meet their immediate financial needs. The interim payment will be accommodated in any final compensation.
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Air India has so far issued interim compensation to families of 147 out of 229 dead passengers, as well as 19 people who lost their lives at the accident site. Air India said that the current owner of the airline, the Tata Group, has registered the ‘AI-171 Memorial and Welfare Trust’, dedicated to the Ahmedabad aircraft accident victims. Air India said that the trust has promised to pay an ex -gratia amount of Rs 1 crore in honor of each deceased and will also cooperate in reconstruction of the infrastructure of the D’s Medical College hostel, damaged during the accident. Trust will also provide assistance to the first reactionary, medical and disaster relief professionals, social workers and government employees to provide relief from any trauma or crisis, who provided invaluable institutional assistance and service after the accident.
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260 passengers were killed in a plane crash on 12 June in Ahmedabad. The aircraft was flying to London’s Gatwick Airport, but crashed just a few seconds after flying. After the incident, Air India is under strict supervision, but the airline has taken some steps, including temporary cuts in the number of flights and completing its Boeing 787 and 737 fleet inspections. The airline has completed inspection of its B787 fleet fleet switches. In addition, the company is also following the ‘security break’, which is a way to deliberately reduce its international and domestic network.